Vocabulary

• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• out of the picture: No longer involved or relevant in a situation.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• run against: To compete against someone in an election or contest.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• leave: To go away from; depart
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• deep: Complex and important
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• marshall: Person's name
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave