Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• facing off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• on parade: In a state of formal display or ceremony.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• strike: To hit something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• 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
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• workout: Energetic exercise
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• hop: Dance party
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• land: Region or country
• mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• gap: Distance between two objects
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• triple: Group or set of three
• nick: Person's name
• whisker: Hair that grows on a man's face
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• offseason: Another spelling of off-season
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball