Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• au jus: Served or prepared with meat juice.
• certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
• come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• factor: Something that influences a result
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• soggy: Unpleasantly wet
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• cottage: Small house in the country
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• code: To express information in a series of numbers
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• bitterness: With a strong unpleasant taste
• can: Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• add: To include as well
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• cracker: Something excellent or that you really like
• espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
• bread: Money or earnings
• hazelnut: Small trees bearing nuts of the same name
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• cranberry: Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• creme: (Cookery) cream
• dill: Herb used in pickling and cooking
• honeysuckle: Sweet-smelling climbing shrubby tree