Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• pass for: To be accepted as being another person
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• recovery from: The process of regaining health or strength after an illness or injury.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• a few moments: A short period of time
• at minimum: At the lowest or smallest amount or degree.
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• out of turn: Not in the correct order or sequence; inappropriately.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• take it away: To remove something.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• have to: Must do
• lock up: To imprison someone.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• for the win: Used to express enthusiasm or determination to achieve victory or success.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• at least: As a minimum
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• couple: To join something to something else
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• gap: Distance between two objects
• battle: Military fight between armies
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
• champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• gamble: To play games to win money
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• teammate: Fellow member of a team
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry