The kanji 食 relates to food and eating.
Wanting to do with ～たい
Appending たい to a verb stem expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.
Coming to for a purpose with ～に来る
Coming to somewhere with the purpose to do an activity is written by appending に to the verb stem, then adding
An noun referring to an activity may precede に rather than a verb.
Going to for a purpose with ～に行く
Going to somewhere with the purpose to do an activity is written by appending に to the verb stem, then adding
An noun referring to an activity may precede に rather than a verb.
Might with かもしれない
かもしれない is a combination of the interrogative particle か (questioning), the inclusive particle も (“even”), and the verb
Trying it out with ～てみる
When used as a helper auxiliary verb, 見る indicates trying something to see what it’s like to do, or what happens when it’s done. It appends to a verb in its て form, and is often written as みる.
Too much with ～すぎる
When
Doing better with ～直す
The verb 直す loses its original meaning when it becomes a helper auxiliary verb. Appending 直す to a verb stem gives the meaning of re-doing an action, with the intention of doing it better than before.