Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• got to: To arrive at some place
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• sit down: To take a seat
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• crash and burn: To fail completely and suddenly.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• check out
• double up: To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• strength: Condition of being strong
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• couple: To join something to something else
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• daily: Happening every day
• shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
• mobility: Ability to move
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
• coincidentally: In an unplanned manner; by chance