Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on the ropes: In a very bad situation; close to defeat or failure.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• on your toes: Being alert and ready for action.
• eat your words: To admit that what one said was wrong or untrue.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• take it easy
• in contrast to: Differing from something else
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• fill out: To become fatter
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at least: As a minimum
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
• one round: A single period of fighting in a boxing match.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
• go: To attend or be at a place
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• box: A marked area of a baseball field
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• fighter: Something or someone that fights
• indistinct: Not clearly defined; not easy to see or hear