Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the moment: At this time; now
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• on the defensive: Behaving as if you are being attacked or criticized.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• at least: As a minimum
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• blast: To attack someone with words
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• huge: Very very large
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• margin: Edge of an area
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• gap: Distance between two objects
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• stint: Short period of time
• rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
• teammate: Fellow member of a team
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• fresher: First-year undergraduate at a university
• downforce: Pressure generated by a car moving over a surface