Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• have to: Must do
• push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go on: To continue doing something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• scrape off: To remove something from a surface by using a sharp tool or object.
• break up
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• puff up: To cause something to get larger than normal
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• red onion: A type of onion with reddish-purple skin and white flesh tinged with red.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• look back: To think about past events
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• on the bias: Cutting fabric diagonally to the grain for stretch and flexibility.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• fill up
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• crack on: To continue doing something, especially working, with energy and enthusiasm.
• to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
• at least: As a minimum
• balsamic vinegar: A dark brown vinegar made from grape juice, aged in wooden barrels.
• fall out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• squash: To stop a revolt, etc. continuing; overcome; defeat
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• puree: Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• moist: Being a little bit wet, often in a pleasing way
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• level: Specific height of something
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• olive: Person's name
• thyme: Type of herb with a slightly minty flavor
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• zucchini: Long green marrow squash plant like a cucumber
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• chilli: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• pesto: Sauce containing crushed basil leaves and garlic
• grater: Utensil with sharp edges for shredding foods
• gnocchi: Italian boiled or baked potato and flour dumpling