| abroad |
in or to a foreign country; overseas |
| adoringly |
in a loving way |
| advantage |
a good or useful quality that something has |
| ahead
|
in advance; beforehand |
| all the time
|
very often |
| anchovies |
small, salty fish |
| appearance |
the way a person or thing looks or seems |
| appetizer |
a small amount of food eaten before a meal
or as the first part of it |
| as
a matter of fact |
an expression that adds emphasis to what
you're saying |
| aside |
on or to one side |
| asparagus |
a long, thin vegetable with green or white
stems |
| assignment |
homework |
| ballroom dancing
|
formal dancing, such as the tango or waltz |
| batter |
a liquid mixture of milk, eggs, and flour |
| block
|
the distance from one
street to the next in a city or town |
| body language |
the movements or positions by which you show
people your feelings without using words |
| bubble |
a ball, of air in a liquid, on its surface,
or in the air |
| bungee jumping
|
jumping off a high place with feet attached
to a long elastic rope |
| by itself
|
without help |
| cancellation |
a reservation the customer no longer wants |
| casual
|
relaxed in style or
manner; not formal |
| category |
a grouping of people or things by type |
| check |
a piece of paper telling how much you must
pay for ordered food |
| cheek |
side of the face on either side of the nose
and below the eye |
| costume |
clothing worn in order to look like someone
else |
| coworker
|
a person working with
another worker |
| crispy |
very thin, easily
broken, and crunchy |
| Danish |
the language of Denmark |
| deserted
|
empty of people or
things |
| directly |
straight in the face, without anything
between |
| disadvantage |
something that is not good or causes problem |
| disaster |
an event causing great harm, damage, or
suffering |
| discipline |
an area or subject of study |
| document
|
a written or printed
paper with official information on it |
| dressing |
a liquid mixture often of oil, vinegar, and
spices |
| emergency button
|
the small object you
press for help in a dangerous situation |
| environment
|
the air, water, and
land around us |
| eternity |
endless time; time without limits |
| ethnic |
of a certain national, racial, or cultural
origin |
| eye contact |
looking directly in the eyes of someone who
is looking at you |
| family tree |
a drawing that shows all members of a family
and how they are related to one another |
| flounder |
a small, flat fish |
| frame |
a border that encloses and supports a
picture, photograph, mirror, etc. |
| fresh air
|
clean and cool air |
| garlic |
a plant of the onion family with a strong
taste and smell |
| ginger |
the spicy root of a light brown tropical
plant |
| graduate school
|
a university division for specialized study
beyond a four-year degree |
| gravy |
a sauce made from meat juices |
| great- |
used with a word for a relative to mean one
generation older than that relative |
| hang gliding |
flying by hanging onto a huge kite with a
metal frame |
| hard
|
difficult |
| homemade |
done or made in the place where you live
rather than bought from a store |
| How come? |
Why? |
| hysterical |
very funny |
| I'm afraid so
|
a formal expression
meaning "I'm sorry to tell you that it's true." |
| icebreaker
|
a remark used to start
a conversation with someone you don't know |
| impression |
an idea or opinion of what someone or
something is like |
| in order of preference
|
in order from most to
least liked |
| in-law |
related by marriage |
| julienned |
cut into thin strips |
| law |
the study of a government's rules |
| lettuce |
a round vegetable with large, green leaves
eaten in salads |
| light |
not large or heavy |
| local |
from the area where you are |
| message |
the main idea that a speaker is trying to
communicate |
| messy
|
disorderly or dirty |
| mirror |
glass backed by metal which reflects an
linage |
| motto |
a phrase that sums up an attitude |
| neat
|
arranged well, with
everything in its place |
| nephew |
a son of your brother or sister |
| niece |
a daughter of your brother or sister |
| oregano |
an herb whose dried leaves are used in
cooking |
| organized
|
careful; planning
ahead |
| out of service
|
not working |
| outdoors
|
outside; not in a
building |
| outgoing
|
friendly and willing
to meet new people |
| part-time |
done for periods of time shorter than the
usual hours or schedule |
| personality
|
qualities that make a
person different from others as shown in behaviors, feelings, and ways of
thinking |
| pet |
an animal that is kept in the home as a
companion and treated affectionately |
| political science
|
the study of politics |
| powder |
a loose, dry substance of very fine grains,
like flour thyme an herb with sweet-smelling leaves |
| psychologist |
someone who studies the mind and emotions and
their relationship to behavior |
| reservation |
an arrangement to have a seat or table kept
until your arrival |
| rough |
difficult |
| scallion |
a small, thin onion with a green stem |
| seasoned |
flavored with salt, herbs, or spices |
| server |
a waiter or waitress |
| smooth |
without holes, lumps, or uneven places |
| so far
|
until now |
| soy sauce |
a salty, dark brown liquid flavoring |
| specialty |
the dish you are most skilled at making |
| spicy |
flavored with spices that are hot to the
taste |
| stressful
|
worrying |
| stuck
|
unable to move |
| stuff |
a group of different things (informal) |
| supportive |
giving help and encouragement |
| survey
|
a group of questions
given to people to find out their opinions |
| terrific |
great |
| the UN |
the United Nations |
| to act out |
to show something by
performing it as in a play; role-play |
| to apply |
to request something, usually officially, by
writing or by sending in a form |
| to be evicted
|
to be forced to leave a place |
| to be in charge
|
to be the person who
is responsible |
| to be there for someone
|
to be ready to help someone |
| to bond |
to forma close and lasting relationship with
another person |
| to bow |
to bend forward, especially to show respect
or thanks |
| to click |
to become friendly (informal) |
| to collect |
to bring together; gather |
| to confuse |
to wrongly think that one person or thing is
someone or something else |
| to do (one's) own thing
|
to be independent
(slang) |
| to drain |
to cause the liquid to flow away |
| to earn |
to receive as payment for work done |
| to find out |
to obtain knowledge about something |
| to garnish |
to decorate food with a small amount of a
different, often colorful, food |
| to get along |
to have a good relationship |
| to gossip |
to talk about other people's private lives |
| to have a quick temper
|
to become angry easily |
| to have something in common
|
to have the same interests or
characteristics |
| to hit it off
|
to meet and begin to like each other
immediately |
| to hold a grudge
|
to feel anger, usually for a long time,
toward a person who treated you badly |
| to land in |
to arrive at a place or situation |
| to lean |
to rest against |
| to leap |
to move quickly into unknown situations |
| to lend |
to give for a certain period of time |
| to make up |
to form |
| to mix up |
to mistake someone or something for someone
or something else |
| to need a hand
|
to need help
(informal, a figure of speech) |
| to pick |
to choose; to take some things and leave
others |
| to rise to your goals
|
to accomplish your aims |
| to scribble
|
to write or draw
quickly or carelessly |
| to shake hands |
to briefly join hands and move them
slightly up and down |
| to take the blame
|
to say that something is your fault |
| to talk behind someone's back
|
to talk badly about a person who is not
present |
| to touch |
to feel; to put the fingers or hand lightly
on or against something |
| to walk around in circles
|
to walk a lot without
getting anywhere because you're lost |
| today's special
|
a dish available only today |
| tortilla |
a thin, flat, round bread made of corn or
wheat flour |
| tough
|
difficult; challenging |
| tropical |
typical of or belonging to the hottest parts
of the world |
| typical |
showing the characteristics of a particular
kind of person or thing |
| Uh-oh
|
the sound people make
when they have made a mistake or when something bad has happened |
