Vocabulary

• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• take it easy
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• slightly: Only a little
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• leave: To go away from; depart
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• staff: Employees of a company
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• conserve: To save or protect something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
• flair: Natural ability to do something well
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• optimum: Best or most desirable, effective
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball