Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• at least: As a minimum
• bat in: To hit the ball to score a run in baseball or softball.
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• set on: To attack
• with a bullet: Rapidly rising in rank or success.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• boys in blue: A slang term for police officers, based on their uniform color.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
• bounce into: To collide with someone or something by accident.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• 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
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• defense: Argument in support of something
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• ward: Person's name
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• athleticism: Degree of strength and physically capabilities
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave