Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• walk out on: To abandon or desert someone, especially someone who depends on you.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• bright and early: Very early in the morning, soon after dawn.
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• pull it out: To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• rolls on: For time to pass
• to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• slightly: Only a little
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
• blow: To move something using air
• couple: To join something to something else
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• deep: Complex and important
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• aromatic: (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• come: To arrive at a place
• famous: Excellent
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• smell: To have a particular odor
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• plump: Large and round; slightly fat, in a pleasant way
• fiend: Very evil person; devil; demon
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• marinated: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• shallot: Type of longish onion
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• freshness: Alert and refreshed state
• papaya: Pear-shaped tropical fruit with orange flesh
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• ting: Light clear metallic sound, as of a small bell