Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• going on: To continue doing something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• pull it out: To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on the flat: Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• puff up: To cause something to get larger than normal
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• have to: Must do
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• moist: Being a little bit wet, often in a pleasing way
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• convection: When gas/liquid moves up if warm and down if cold
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• tandoori: Indian cooking oven
• griddle: Metal surface that is heated so as to cook food