Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• take it away: To remove something.
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• got to: To arrive at some place
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• fence in: To enclose an area with a fence to restrict access or movement.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• no man's land: An unoccupied or disputed area, often dangerous.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• 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
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• slam: To criticize sharply
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• deep: Complex and important
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)