Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• drop the ball: To make a mistake or error, especially one that causes problems for others.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• set up
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• in phase: Occurring at the same time or in a synchronized manner; having matching cycles.
• at least: As a minimum
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• phase in: To start using or doing things gradually
• dial in: To connect to a computer network or system remotely, typically using a modem.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• in that order: Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• count on: To depend on someone
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• putting the cart before the horse: Doing things in the wrong or illogical order.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• strength: Condition of being strong
• amount: Quantity of something
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• effortless: Requiring little or no work; easy
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• racket: Stringed bat used in tennis, badminton etc.
• loosen: To make something less tight
• forearm: Lower part of your arm attached to your hand
• forehand: Tennis stroke made with the palm facing forward
• topspin: Forward spin of a moving ball