Vocabulary

• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• have to: Must do
• drive off: To leave in a vehicle.
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• close behind: Following very closely; in close pursuit.
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• fast and furious: Done with great speed and energy; full of excitement and intensity.
• peel out: To accelerate a car quickly, causing tires to screech.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• go on: To continue doing something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• at least: As a minimum
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• tv show: A television program.
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• come on to: To make a sexual advance towards someone.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• truck in: To bring goods or materials by truck to a location.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• flip over: To turn something over quickly, with a sudden movement.
• slightly: Only a little
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• steer: A cow
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• slam: To criticize sharply
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• rev: Short form of reverend
• squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
• accelerator: Pedal that controls the speed a vehicle moves
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine