Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• mess up: To make a mistake
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in transit: During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
• sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• in contrast to: Differing from something else
• in one sitting: All at one time; without interruption.
• have to: Must do
• bad press: Negative publicity or media coverage.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• century: Period of 100 years
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fill: To make something full
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• formulation: Development of a plan, system, or proposal
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• discontinue: To put an end to an activity or practice