Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• locking up: The act of imprisoning someone.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• hit home: To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
• in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
• work out
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• count on: To depend on someone
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• 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
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• steer: A cow
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• 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
• hop: Dance party
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• come: To arrive at a place
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• lackluster: (Of a performance) lacking brilliance or vitality
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left