Vocabulary

• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• palate: Roof of the mouth
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• pharmacist: Health professional trained to dispense medicine
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• jalapeno: Hot green or red pepper