Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on a roll: Experiencing a period of success or good luck.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• between the ears: Refers to the brain or intellectual ability.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• pitch into: To attack or criticize forcefully; to start working energetically.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• 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
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• alive: Living; not dead
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• gap: Distance between two objects
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• ward: Person's name
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• hay: Dry grass used as food for animals
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• grass: To betray someone
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• upstairs: On a floor above
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• unnecessarily: In an unnecessary manner
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave