Vocabulary

• from the top: From the beginning.
• very much so: To a great extent; indeed
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• set up
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• swing for: To be punished, often by death, for a crime committed.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• such as: For example; like
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• couple: To join something to something else
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• elevate: To make something higher
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• compress: To press tightly together
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• slingshot: Loop of leather used as a weapon to throw stones
• checkpoint: Place where a traveler's ID is checked