Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• throw it back: To return or toss something back quickly.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• toughen up: To become stronger, more resilient, or less sensitive.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• miserable: Very unhappy
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• click: To work well with someone or something
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• pat: Person's name
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• like: To want to
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• thyme: Type of herb with a slightly minty flavor
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• fillet: Narrow piece or slice of boneless meat or fish
• oregano: Aromatic herb with strong-smelling leaves
• rump: Part of an animal's back over the back legs
• moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise