Vocabulary

• out of the red: No longer losing money; financially profitable.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• true to form: Acting in a way that is typical or expected of someone.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• method to the madness: A hidden purpose or plan in what seems like a chaotic situation.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• performance: Act of doing something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• leave: To go away from; depart
• slam: To criticize sharply
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• defense: Argument in support of something
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• great: Very good; better than before
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
• land: Region or country
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• rascal: Deceitful/unreliable playfully mischievous person
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• universally: Applying to all people, times, places
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• glimmer: Dull, weak light
• knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
• yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
• flint: Hard rock that sparks when hit with steel
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class
• undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
• tango: Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina
• redwood: Soft reddish wood of sequoia trees