Vocabulary

• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• next to: Being located along side another
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• have to: Must do
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• break up
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• box up: To pack items into a box.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
• sign out: To leave an online service you are using
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• sit down: To take a seat
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in a suit: Wearing a suit of clothes.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• fill up
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• chip in: To contribute (donate money) to a cause
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• by far and away: Definitely; by a great amount or degree.
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• 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
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• great: Very good; better than before
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• convenience: Quality of being easy to do or saving time
• selection: Process of choosing someone or something carefully
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• teriyaki: Spicy soy sauce for grilling or broiling meats