Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• in goal: Located or positioned in the goal area in sports.
• in terms of
• double up: To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• space out: To become distracted or inattentive; to lose focus.
• tuck in: To start to eat a meal
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• leave: To go away from; depart
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• product: Item that can be bought
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• methodical: Done in an organized and thorough way
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• midfield: Middle part of a playing field, e.g. in football