Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• touch down: (Of plane) to land on the ground
• bang up: To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• come running: To approach quickly by running.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• 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
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• blast: To attack someone with words
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• grass: To betray someone
• delirious: Talking in a confused anxious way due to fever
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• crow: Large black bird
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
• dugout: Low shelter for players near baseball diamond
• playable: That can be played