Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• mix up: To put various things together so they become one
• have to: Must do
• revolve around: To have something as a main subject or purpose.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• go in for: To enter a competition
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• scrape off: To remove something from a surface by using a sharp tool or object.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• set down
• in one sitting: All at one time; without interruption.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• like candy: In large amounts or very freely and abundantly.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• food tour: A guided tour that focuses on sampling and learning about local cuisine.
• check out
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• spot: A certain place or area
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• amount: Quantity of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• gigantic: Extremely large
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• ever: At any time; at all times in the future
• scrap: To fight with someone
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• mount: To attach something to something else
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food