Vocabulary

• afternoon tea: A light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm, consisting of tea, sandwiches, cakes, and scones.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• finish with: To end a relationship
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• have to: Must do
• smoked salmon: Salmon that has been cured by smoking.
• red onion: A type of onion with reddish-purple skin and white flesh tinged with red.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• mess over: To treat someone unfairly or badly.
• blow over: (Of difficult situation) to become less or end
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• beyond me: Impossible for me to understand.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• go on: To continue doing something
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• blow: To move something using air
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• broad: General; not detailed
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• caramel: Brown, chewy candy
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• pretentious: Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• picture: General situation or state of being
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• scone: Small cake in which fruit is generally added
• horseradish: Pungent root used in sauces, etc. to add flavor
• brownie: A chocolate, cake-like dessert or cookie
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
• pinkie: Little finger; finger farthest from the thumb