Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• go to the wall: Fail, especially financially or in business.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• in a pinch: In a difficult situation; in an emergency.
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• 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
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• deep: Complex and important
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• muscle: Physical power
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• grass: To betray someone
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• come: To arrive at a place
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• shine: To point a light in a certain direction
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• miscommunication: Mistakes made when exchanging messages
• ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
• buster: Way of addressing a man
• blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree