Vocabulary

• on balance
• have to: Must do
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• with the spin: Presented with a biased or slanted interpretation.
• on the spin: Happening consecutively or in succession.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• spot: A certain place or area
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• important: Having power or authority
• defense: Argument in support of something
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• handler: Person who trains or exhibits animals
• crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)