Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• have to: Must do
• on the bounce: Happening consecutively in a row.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pitch on: To choose somebody/something
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• burn: To destroy with fire
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• heel: Back or end part of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• crow: Large black bird
• ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
• triple: Group or set of three
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• playable: That can be played