Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in the saddle: Riding a horse or in control of a situation.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• lead to: To result in some action
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• long: Person's name
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• small: Little in size; not big
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hour: 60 minutes
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• climbing: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• kilometre: A metric unit of length equal to 1000 metres
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• textbook: A book that is used to study
• mark: Person's name
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• hitting: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• slowly: In an unhurried or not speedy manner
• weight: How heavy something is
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• steep: Very expensive
• broad: General; not detailed
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• efficiently: In a way that does not create waste
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• slightly: Only a little
• shed: Small building used for storage
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• psychologically: As regards the study of the mind
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• largely: In large part; mainly or chiefly
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• cadence: (Of music, etc.) pleasing rhythmic flow
• manageable: Able to be managed or controlled
• cassette: Container that holds tape to record sound or video
• hydrate: To give or add water to something or someone
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• gradient: A measure of how steep something is
• powering: To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times