Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• spin up: To start or initialize something quickly, especially software or a system.
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• little man: A man of short stature.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• behind with: Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• on a platter: Obtained something easily without effort.
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at least: As a minimum
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• leave: To go away from; depart
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• great: Very good; better than before
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• weak: Not having a strong character
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• rim: Outer edge of something circular
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• long: Person's name
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• dynamite: Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse
• fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
• dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
• platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• twin: Two children born from same mother at same time
• underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
• crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)
• diva: Female operatic star
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
• walker: Person's name
• ohhh: Expression showing surprise