Vocabulary

• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in terms of
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• out of play: No longer in active play or action, especially in sports.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on a platter: Obtained something easily without effort.
• lay it on: To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• 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
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• composure: Self-possession and control of emotions; calmness
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• silver: Person's name
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• underway: Happening now
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• sentinel: Soldier responsible for watching or guarding
• keeper: Person taking care of animals
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• deflection: Action of making move in a different direction
• sonnet: 14-line poetic verse form with fixed rhyme pattern
• pinto: Spotted or calico horse or pony
• midfield: Middle part of a playing field, e.g. in football