Vocabulary

• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• right up there: Among the best or most successful.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• tab out: To move the cursor out of a field or window by pressing the tab key.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• piece: A counter in a board game
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• gap: Distance between two objects
• inspect: To look at or examine carefully
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• fix: Answer to a problem
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
• crank: Device for turning
• unit: One apartment in a building
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• racket: Stringed bat used in tennis, badminton etc.
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• clockwise: In the same direction as a clock's hands
• screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• pulley: Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
• breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
• fender: Barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle
• mini: Small British car