Vocabulary

• push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
• mop up: To clean a liquid from a surface by using a mop or cloth.
• have to: Must do
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• going on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread