Vocabulary

• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• in the aggregate: Considering the whole or total amount combined.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• off the field: Not participating in a game or activity; outside of the context of a game or competition.
• dog days: The hottest and most oppressive period of summer.
• for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• beyond me: Impossible for me to understand.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• point: An item to be discussed
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• business: A company formed for making profit
• aggregate: A sum total amount of something
• disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• diploma: Document certifying graduation
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
• apprenticeship: Learning a job from an expert
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• playoff: Contest to determine which team goes to the final