Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• blow: To move something using air
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• bare: Lacking contents; empty
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• staff: Employees of a company
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
• cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question
• goalkeeper: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried