Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• off we go: An expression used to indicate the start of a journey or activity.
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• head above water: Just managing to survive financially.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• cross up: To confuse or perplex someone.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• have to: Must do
• push the envelope: To go beyond the limits of what is normally done; to innovate.
• strike out: To not hit the ball when playing baseball
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
• sweep in: To arrive suddenly and with force or speed.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• 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
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• 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
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• 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
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• great: Very good; better than before
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• ward: Person's name
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• fasten: To attach things by pinning, tying, or nailing
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• retake: To photograph or film something again
• dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave