Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• one in eight: A proportion equal to one part out of a total of eight parts.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• open house: A period during which a house or other building for sale is open for inspection by prospective buyers or renters.
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• start over: To begin again.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• trim off: To remove something by cutting it away.
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• atmosphere: Air around us
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• section: A part of a whole
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• master: To gain control over something
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• appetizer: Food or drink to stimulate the appetite
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• main: Most important; most often used
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• shit: A coarse term for defecation
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
• risotto: Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with cheese
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
• bimbo: Good-looking young woman without much sense
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'