Vocabulary

• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• back alley: A narrow lane or passage behind buildings in urban areas.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• next to: Being located along side another
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• master: To gain control over something
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story