Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• check out
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• on the double: Very quickly; immediately
• bag on: To criticize someone, often unfairly or excessively.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• strike: To hit something
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• deep: Complex and important
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• part: Division of a book
• attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
• fortunately: Through good luck; luckily
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• spun: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• lollipop: Candy on a stick
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
• regroup: To reorganize into new groups
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog
• playable: That can be played