Vocabulary

• bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• such as: For example; like
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hop up: To jump or climb onto something.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• in difficulty: In trouble or facing hardship.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• on the nose: Exactly; precisely at the stated time or amount.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• grasp: Person's control over something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• steer: A cow
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• hop: Dance party
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• point: An item to be discussed
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• effortless: Requiring little or no work; easy
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• weight: How heavy something is
• technical: Complex; difficult to understand
• heel: Back or end part of something
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
• skid: To slide along a surface in an uncontrolled way
• snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow