Vocabulary

• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• featured on: To appear or be highlighted in a particular media outlet.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• have to: Must do
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• cruise: To easily achieve
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• autism: Disorder that prevents normal communication
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• piece: A counter in a board game
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• minty: Having the favor or smell of mint
• spinner: Board with a spinning arrow used in some games
• tempo: Speed or pace of something