Vocabulary

• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
• in excess of: More than.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• chat: To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
• safe: Highly likely