4 What are you having?

a ~ is a list which shows you how much you have to pay for something that you have received Collocates: pay a ~ could we have the ~ please? | I forgot to pay the electricity ~ | they sent me a ~ for £300 | our gas ~s are now paperless (they come by email and are not sent to us through the post) | the restaurant made a mistake with the ~

bill

something that is ~ has a strong taste that is the opposite of sweet. if it's too ~ , add some sugar | they taste quite ~ | it had a horrible, ~ taste | each dish will be either sweet, sour, salty or ~

bitter

if you ~ something, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time in the future. Collocates: #~ a table/seat/ticket I'd like to ~ a table for four | you can ~ your tickets by phone or online | the restaurant gets busy, so you need to ~ in advance | Monday is a quiet night, so there's no need to ~ | it's a busy train so I suggest you ~ a seat Noun: ~ing Collocates: #make a ~ing can I make a ~ for next Saturday, please? | do you have a ~, sir?

book

a ~ is a small piece of material that you use for cleaning things . could we have a ~, please? | wipe the table with a damp ~ (one that is slightly wet)

cloth

to ~ something means to have it inside. does the dish ~ meat? | all our desserts may ~ nuts | the box ~ed my old wedding dress | the book ~ a large number of photographs Noun: ~er fill the ~er with sand. keep your pasta in a plastic ~er

contain

a ~ is a dish of sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal. I never eat ~ | would you like to see the ~ menu? | what's for ~? | all the ~ were delicious

dessert

if you want to ~ ~, you want to go from one side of something to the other, and there is not very much space for you to go through. could you move your chair a little so I can ~ ~? | do you want me to move, or can you ~ ~? | there was a car in the way and I couldn't ~ ~

get past

a ~ is a plant with leaves that are used to add flavour to food. mint is an easy ~ to grow in your garden | add some chopped ~ before you serve it | use fresh ~ if you can get them | a jar of mixed, dried ~

herb

a ~ is a container for holding and pouring liquids. Collocates: #a ~ of something could we have a ~ of tap water please? | she put a ~ of milk on the table | I dropped the ~ and it broke on the floor | a beautifully decorated ~

jug

a | is an animal's ~ that is eaten as food. a roast ~ of lamb | to serve four, you need two chicken ~

leg

food that is ~ does not have a strong taste. this fish has a rather ~ taste | I prefer ~ cheese | I asked for a hot curry, but it's actually rather ~

mild

if you ~ someone something, you ask them if they would like it and tell them they can have it if they want it. When you say something like this, you are making an ~. Collocates: #accept an ~ #make an ~ #an offer of something when you are making a polite ~, you should say "Would you like" rather than "Do you want" | I accepted her ~ of a lift to the station | he refused their ~ of lunch | a job ~ | thank you for your ~ of help Verb: ~ Collocates: #~ to do something #~ something to someone #~ someone something can I ~ you a cup of tea? | he ~ to show us round the city | will you take the job if they ~ it to you?

offer

when you ~ in a restaurant, you tell the waiter what you want to eat and drink. are you ready to ~? | I can't decide what to ~ | Pete ~ another bottle of water | I ~ fish for my main course Noun: ~ we'd been waiting an hour and our ~ still hadn't arrived

order

~ food has not been cooked. a dish made with ~ fish | you can eat them cooked or ~ | a glass of milk with a ~ egg in it | you can eat ~ beef, but ~ chicken will make you seriously ill

raw

if you are ~ to do something, you are prepared and able to do it immediately. Collocates: #be ~ to do something are you ~ to order? | at the age of 16, I was ~ to leave home | he was still getting ~ when the taxi arrived | aren't you ~ yet?

ready

if you think the price of something is ~, you think it is not too expensive and is good value for money # the bill was very ~ # the prices here are quite ~ # it's difficult to get a good meal for a ~ price near the station Adverb: ~ly Collocates: ~ly priced the evening meal was tasty and ~ly priced at £60 a night, it's a ~ly priced hotel

reasonable

if you make a ~, you ask someone in a polite way if they will do something Collocates: a ~ for something # it wasn't an order, just a polite ~ # I made a ~ for some information about the election # he knew her ~ was reasonable Verb: ~ # the pilot ~ permission to land

request

if you ~ food, you cook it in an oven, usually adding some fat to it. Food that is cooked in this way is ~ or ~ed, for example ~ chicken or ~ed vegetables # you can have ~, boiled, or fried potatoes # a ~ leg of lamb # the ~ed peppers were still too hot to eat Verb: ~ put the chicken in the oven and ~ it for two hours

roast

food that is ~ has a strong taste of salt # the meat was too ~ # it's nice, but it's quite ~ # eating ~ food is not good for you

salty

~ is fish and other animals from the sea that you can eat # there's a ~ restaurant on the beach # I don't really like ~ — I prefer meat # I had an amazing ~ dish there # | enjoy fresh, delicious ~ in our three-star restaurant

seafood

a ~ is a small part of a plant that grows into a new plant when it is in the ground. Some ~ can be eaten as food # I bought some ~ to grow herbs in my kitchen # leave the ~ in warm water overnight before planting them # you could add sunflower ~ to your breakfast cereal

seed

a ~ is the hard part on the outside of some sea animals they're a kind of seafood with a big ~ # you cook them in their ~ # we spent the morning looking for ~ on the beach

shell

the ~ on a fruit or vegetable is the part on the outside # it's a kind of green fruit with a very thick ~ # I eat apples with the ~ on # take the ~ off the onion before you chop it (cut it into small pieces)

skin

something that is ~ is not hard and changes shape easily when you press it # they're quite ~ on the inside # the fruit should be ~ and sweet # cook the potatoes until they are ~

soft

~ food has a strong flavour because it is cooked with special seeds or powders called spices # it was served with a ~ sauce # it wasn't ~ enough for me # I find Indian food too ~ Noun: ~e # I love to cook with herbs and ~ # the shop on the corner sells excellent ~

spicy

the ~ in a fruit is the very hard part in the middle that you don't eat # it's a green fruit with a very big ~ in the middle # cut the fruit in half and remove the ~

stone

if you make a ~, you describe a plan or possibility for someone to consider Collocates: make a ~ # can I make a ~ ? # I agree with Malcolm's ~, that we should go to the museum # does anyone have any ~ for a good hotel in Brighton? # encourage your students to offer ~ for solving the problems Verb: ~st # I ~st we give up and go home # can anyone ~st an answer to our problem?

suggestion

food that is ~ tastes as if there is a lot of sugar in it # kids eat too many ~ things these days # what you need is a cup of hot, ~ tea # these oranges are really ~

sweet

a ~ is an object that controls the flow of water, for example into a sink or bath. If you drink ~ water, you drink water that has come from a ~ and not from a bottle Collocates: # turn a ~ on/off # a hot/cold ~ # could we have a jug of ~ water please? # the bathroom had gold-coloured ~ # the cold ~ was stuck (the ~ that sends out cold water) # turn the hot ~ off if the water gets too hot

tap

something that is ~ is not thin # some oranges have a very ~ skin # a thick ~ of bread # I bought this nice ~ coat for the winter # a pair of ~ socks # the walls are very ~

thick

a ~ is an extra amount of money that you give when you pay for a meal in a restaurant or for a service that you have had Collocates: leave a ~ # shall we leave a ~, or is the service included? # we left a generous ~ (a large amount of money) # most hairdressers rely on ~ because their pay is very low # taxi drivers in Japan don't expect a ~ Verb: ~ it's usual to ~

tip

~ are the seeds of some plants that are eaten as food. Some ~s are dried so that they will keep for a long time it's a lovely dish of fried rice and black ~ | a tin of baked ~ | I grow ~ in my garden | boil the ~ for three minutes

beans