Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
• push off: To set off, depart, or leave, especially by boat
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• butt out: To stop interfering in something; mind your own business.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• at least: As a minimum
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in terms of
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hand down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• stiffen up: To become rigid or difficult to move.
• hand back: To return something to the person who owns it or gave it to you.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• all wet: Completely wrong or mistaken.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• follow through: To fulfill a promise
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• pop in: To visit someone briefly.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• straighten out: To resolve a problem or difficulty; to clarify a misunderstanding.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• settle it: To resolve a dispute or argument.
• get it up: To find energy or motivation
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• race course: A track or ground where races are held, especially for horses.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• in succession: Following one after the other without interruption.
• go down on: To perform oral sex on someone.
• bow down: To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• off the back foot: In a defensive or disadvantaged position; unprepared.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• off my back: A relief from a burden or worry.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• with both hands: Readily and enthusiastically accept something.
• look back: To think about past events
• touch down: (Of plane) to land on the ground
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• tip back: To tilt a container backward to drink its contents.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• make a fist: To clench your fingers tightly into a ball.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• coming down on: To criticize or punish severely.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• section: A part of a whole
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• steep: Very expensive
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• weight: How heavy something is
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• heel: Back or end part of something
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
• compress: To press tightly together
• posse: Group of people that share something in common
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• oblique: Neither perpendicular nor parallel
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• initiation: Ritual ceremony to welcome newcomers
• martini: Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
• maximally: As much as possible; to greatest possible degree