Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• on the button: Exactly right; perfectly.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• 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
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• ward: Person's name
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• heel: Back or end part of something
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• playable: That can be played