ESLPOD 13N: Having Dinner at a Restaurant.

* Vocab:

- to die for (idiom) (food): the food is so excellent.

e.g.: those crackers are to die for.

- vibe (n) (used for clubs, restaurant) /vʌɪb/: the atmosphere of a place, (plural) a person's emotional state.

e.g.: - the vibe of the restaurant is quite laid-back.
- i have the bad vibes on that restaurant. (i do not like it).

- laid-back (adj): in a relaxed manner.

e.g.: she has not done a strike of work; she's just laid-back.

- uptight (adj): worried or anxious about what's happening.

- ritzy (adj) (used for restaurants or hotels): expensive but stylish.

- snooty (adj) (neg): do not want to socialize with anyone which are thought to be unequal to, cocky.

- gobble down (v): eat something too quickly.

e.g.: he was starved, so he gobbled down 4 bowls of steamed rice.

- split the bill (v): pay a half with your partner.

e.g.: she's going to split the bill with him but he refused.

- go Dutch (idiom): pay for what you have eaten.

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