Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• well up: (of tears) to rise to the surface and gather in someone's eyes.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• for want of: Because of a lack or absence of something necessary.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• within touching distance: Very close to achieving or reaching something.
• change up: To introduce variety or do something differently.
• great change: A significant or substantial alteration or transformation.
• for the win: Used to express enthusiasm or determination to achieve victory or success.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• couple: To join something to something else
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• leave: To go away from; depart
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• dart: To move suddenly away; race away
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• testament: Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
• ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• improvisation: Doing something without preparation
• mismatch: To not be the same as or as good as
• sideline: To make someone less important, or irrelevant
• volleyball: Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• ax: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
• undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten