Vocabulary

• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• off the field: Not participating in a game or activity; outside of the context of a game or competition.
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in reach: Close enough to be touched or grabbed.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• on a roll: Experiencing a period of success or good luck.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• hit home: To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
• hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• shed: Small building used for storage
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• flawlessly: Having no imperfections or errors
• weaver: Person who makes cloth by weaving
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball