Vocabulary

• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• cut back: To use less of something
• at the moment: At this time; now
• by some distance: By a considerable margin or amount; significantly.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• fizzle out: To gradually fail or end, often after a promising start.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• work out
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• in reference to: Relating to; with regard to
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• huge: Very very large
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• goalkeeper: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
• defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack
• tempo: Speed or pace of something
• midfielder: Soccer player who plays in the center of the field
• midfield: Middle part of a playing field, e.g. in football