Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• get it up: To find energy or motivation
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• mop up: To clean a liquid from a surface by using a mop or cloth.
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
• in fairness: Used to indicate honesty or justice in judgment.
• as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
• absolutely amazing: Extremely good or impressive; causing great surprise or wonder.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• burn: To destroy with fire
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• technical: Complex; difficult to understand
• fatty: Describing meat, fish with a lot of fat
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• overpower: To control or defeat something or someone by force
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• mop: Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• segue: Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• jalapeno: Hot green or red pepper
• slaw: Shredded cabbage
• smoker: Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks