Vocabulary

• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• for the win: Used to express enthusiasm or determination to achieve victory or success.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• next to: Being located along side another
• check out
• down the track: At some point in the future.
• zip down: To move quickly downward or to a lower place.
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• have to: Must do
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• set up
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• first shot: The first attempt at doing something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in your dreams: Used to say something is very unlikely or impossible.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• jockey for position: Compete strategically to gain an advantage or better place.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• on the slide: In a state of decline or deterioration.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• piece: A counter in a board game
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• fill: To make something full
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• vertically: In an up and down position
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• spun: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• hammock: Bed made of fabric, slung between two points
• corkscrew: Screw-type device to remove corks from wine bottle
• straightaway: (Done) with little or no delay
• jockey: To compete for position, success or space
• restart: To begin working again after it has stopped
• twisty: (Or roads) with many bends and curves
• fossilize: To change into a state from which it won't change
• launcher: Device capable of putting a rocket in the air