Vocabulary

• tighten up: To make stricter or more secure.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• bend the knees: To flex or lower the body by bending the knees.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• have to: Must do
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• pop off: To leave a place, usually for a short time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• work out
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• piece: A counter in a board game
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• heel: Back or end part of something
• lateral: On the side; moving sideways
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• radius: Area around a certain point
• flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
• nip: Sharp cold feeling
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• slug: To punch or hit with a closed fist
• buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
• digress: To turn aside from the current topic or subject
• crouch: To bend your back forward from the waist on down