Vocabulary

• pretty solid: Quite strong, reliable, or convincing.
• laughing stock: Someone or something that is considered ridiculous and is ridiculed by many people.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• have to: Must do
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• role: Character played by an actor
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• piece: A counter in a board game
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• daily: Happening every day
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• retract: To take back something said or given
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration