Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in terms of
• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• do fine: To succeed or be successful
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• spot: A certain place or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• performance: Act of doing something
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• due: When something is required or expected
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• daily: Happening every day
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• impart: To give a certain quality to something or someone
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• sneaker: Canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• racket: Stringed bat used in tennis, badminton etc.
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• topspin: Forward spin of a moving ball