Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• bounce in: To enter a place quickly and energetically.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• spot: A certain place or area
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• huge: Very very large
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• 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
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• important: Having power or authority
• defense: Argument in support of something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• deep: Complex and important
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• great: Very good; better than before
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• rim: Outer edge of something circular
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack