Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• go on: To continue doing something
• work out
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• used up: To use all of; consume
• fill up
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• check out
• eat out: To eat at a restaurant
• up to par: Of a standard that is good enough; satisfactory
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
• on a platter: Obtained something easily without effort.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• zip up: To fasten something with a zipper.
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• taper off: To diminish or reduce gradually.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go overboard: To do something too much; to be excessive.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• workout: Energetic exercise
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• fully: Completely or entirely
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• 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
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• cottage: Small house in the country
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• olive: Person's name
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• mini: Small British car