Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• lame duck: An official (especially an elected one) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• in charge: To be responsible for
• going on: To continue doing something
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• chill: State of being a little cold
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• great: Very good; better than before
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• appetizer: Food or drink to stimulate the appetite
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• happen: To take place or occur
• piss: To be angry
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• thyme: Type of herb with a slightly minty flavor
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
• hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
• disrespect: Lack of respect
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
• bass: Type of fish
• grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
• spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health