Vocabulary

• play out: To use up or exhaust
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• off air: Not currently broadcasting or transmitting.
• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• lean towards: To be inclined to support or favor something; to tend to agree with.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• editor: Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• transformative
• bistro: Small informal restaurant which serves wine
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• bon: Good
• midwest: North central region of the United States
• classically: In the manner of Greek and Roman culture
• honeysuckle: Sweet-smelling climbing shrubby tree