Vocabulary

• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• stick together: To support each other; remain united.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• amount: Quantity of something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• tiny: Very, very small
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• important: Having power or authority
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
• perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• add: To include as well
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• sieve: Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
• platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
• parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• peppercorn: Strong-smelling seasoning from the pepper berry