Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
• on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
• flew out of: To leave a place quickly by flying.
• at least: As a minimum
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• clock out: To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• under a cloud: Under suspicion or distrust; discredited.
• immediate action: Action taken without delay; urgent intervention.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• got to: To arrive at some place
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• performance: Act of doing something
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• skate: Flat sea fish
• skater: Person who moves wearing ice skates