Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
• set on: To attack
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• hard to swallow: Difficult to accept or believe as true.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• turn on
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• down to the wire: Until the last possible moment before a deadline or decision.
• odds and ends: Various items too small or unimportant to be worth itemizing.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• spell it out: To explain something clearly and in detail.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
• time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• way up there: At a considerable height or distance.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• grab at: To try to quickly take or seize something with your hand.
• at least: As a minimum
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
• stand out
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• vegetable stock: A savory liquid made by simmering vegetables in water, used as a base for soups, sauces, and other dishes.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• excellent: Extremely good
• great: Very good; better than before
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• caviar: Delicacy food that consists of fish eggs
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
• level: Specific height of something
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• lamb: Young sheep
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• elimination: Act or process of removing or being removed
• cauliflower: White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food