Vocabulary

• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• head above water: Just managing to survive financially.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• push off: To set off, depart, or leave, especially by boat
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• next to: Being located along side another
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• initially: At first; originally
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• elliptical: Indirect
• angular: Having one or more sharp angles
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• tempo: Speed or pace of something