Vocabulary

• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• in a bad spot: In a difficult or awkward situation.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• duck out: To leave a place or situation quickly and often without being noticed.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• zero in: To focus on a target
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• strike out: To not hit the ball when playing baseball
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• turn into: To change to become something else
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• off base: Significantly incorrect; misguided.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• strike: To hit something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• 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
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• crescent: Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done