Vocabulary

• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• green light
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• pitch on: To choose somebody/something
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• have to: Must do
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• come from behind: To win after being in a losing position initially.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• slam: To criticize sharply
• leave: To go away from; depart
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sharp: Person's name
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• hop: Dance party
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• battle: Military fight between armies
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• wade: Person's name
• beck: Poetic mountain stream; brook
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• playable: That can be played