Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• have to: Must do
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• pitch up: To arrive or appear at a place, sometimes unexpectedly.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• losing streak: A series of consecutive losses or failures.
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• strike: To hit something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• 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
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
• come: To arrive at a place
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• knee: Middle part of your leg that bends
• umpire: Official in some sports who rules on plays
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
• sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• transformer: Electrical device to change electrical voltage