Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
• chicken out: To decide not to take a risky action
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• flip over: To turn something over quickly, with a sudden movement.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• break up
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• deep: Complex and important
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
• knit: To join or be joined closely together
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
• parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
• happen: To take place or occur
• acidity: Level to which something is acidic
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
• crumb: Small drop of food, usually of bread or cake
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
• parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
• parchment: Strong, tough paper
• paprika: Mild-tasting spice from a pepper plant
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
• mozzarella: Mild white Italian cheese
• breadcrumb: Crumb of bread; used for coating or thickening