Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• in terms of
• live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• interact with
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• knock over: To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
• for instance: As an example.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• dish out: To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• have to: Must do
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• square up: To stand facing someone in a fighting position; to prepare to fight.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• check out
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• amount: Quantity of something
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• slam: To criticize sharply
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• eager: Very excited and interested
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• muscle: Physical power
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• linear: Made of lines
• bumper: Front part of a car designed to prevent damage
• triple: Group or set of three
• rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
• underworld: Criminals as a group
• gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
• bookie: Gambler who accepts and pays off bets