Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• palate: Roof of the mouth
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• deep: Complex and important
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• relish: (Usually spicy) food that adds zest to a dish
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• turmeric: Spice giving yellow color used in Indian cooking
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
• long: Person's name
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• call: A order or request for action
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• leaf: Page in a book
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
• wok: Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• awakening: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• lob: Throw/hit of something in a high curve in the air