Vocabulary

• go on: To continue doing something
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• going on: To continue doing something
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• tear up: To cause someone much grief
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• barely: Only just; just possible
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
• mount: To attach something to something else
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• penny: Person's name
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• close: Almost; near
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• widow: Woman whose husband has died
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt