Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• have to: Must do
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• break apart: To separate into pieces; disintegrate.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• gather up: To collect or pick up things that are spread out.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in a pinch: In a difficult situation; in an emergency.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• chill: State of being a little cold
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• soak: To make something completely wet
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• soggy: Unpleasantly wet
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• sharp: Person's name
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• container: An object that can be used to hold things
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• popsicle: Sweet frozen candy on a stick
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• slit: To make a narrow cut
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• prep: Preparation for an action or event
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• long: Person's name
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• grate: To shred food into very small pieces
• knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• backside: The part of your body you sit on