Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• hiding out: The act of concealing oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• out of the red: No longer losing money; financially profitable.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• page out: Send a message via pager to someone.
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have to: Must do
• on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
• on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
• jab: To hit with a short straight blow
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class
• undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
• hoy: Flat-bottom boat for carrying heavy loads
• monde: (French) the world