Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• check out
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• in the can: Completed; successfully finished.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in one bite: To consume or do something all at once.
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
• have to: Must do
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
• big gulp: A large swallow or mouthful of a drink.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• translate: To change something into a different state
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• croissant: Flaky crescent-shaped roll, as eaten for breakfast
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• orphan: Child whose parents have died
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• stamp: To press a seal on a document to make it official
• long: Person's name
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• pancake: Flat cake of fried on both sides on a griddle, etc.
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
• bean: Large seed eaten as a vegetable
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• beanie: Small round close fitting hat