Vocabulary

• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• chicken out: To decide not to take a risky action
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• scuff up: To damage the surface of something by scraping or rubbing it.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• quarter: 25 cents
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• piece: A counter in a board game
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• part: Division of a book
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• moist: Being a little bit wet, often in a pleasing way
• seasoning: To add pepper and salt to something
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• grass: To betray someone
• add: To include as well
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fork: To divide or separate into two branches
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• cumin: Aromatic seed used to flavor food
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking