Vocabulary

• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in quick succession: Happening one after another rapidly.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• pick off: To shoot at objects one by one
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• shield from: To protect someone or something from harm or damage.
• whittle down: To reduce something in size or number gradually.
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• long: Person's name
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• ray: Person's name