Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• set up
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• on the wing: In flight; flying.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• on a dime: Very quickly or within a very small space.
• move off: To start moving; to depart.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• run for it: To escape quickly from danger or unwanted situation.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• steam ahead: To move forward quickly and with determination.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• bring back: To cause to remember
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• truth: Real facts about something
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• level: Specific height of something
• mode: Fashion and design
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• satisfactory: Good enough; acceptable
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• wade: Person's name
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• underscore: To highlight or stress
• buzzer: Button that rings when pushed
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• beater: Hand machine that you use to beat eggs