Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• lost for words: Unable to think of anything to say, especially because you are very surprised, shocked, or impressed.
• put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• at a loss
• on to: Toward something; forward
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• at least: As a minimum
• go on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• red onion: A type of onion with reddish-purple skin and white flesh tinged with red.
• travel light: To travel with very little luggage.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• on the carpet: Called for a reprimand or formal criticism.
• by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• cut back: To use less of something
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• over medium: Eggs cooked on both sides with yolk partially set but still soft.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• edible: Being safe to eat
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• part: Division of a book
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• fiesta: Religious festival in Spanish-speaking countries
• trout: Fish that lives in rivers and streams