Vocabulary

• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• run against: To compete against someone in an election or contest.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• zero in: To focus on a target
• at least: As a minimum
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• see out: To continue doing something until it ends, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• 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
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• 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
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• gap: Distance between two objects
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• rascal: Deceitful/unreliable playfully mischievous person
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• triple: Group or set of three
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• marsh: Person's name
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
• weaver: Person who makes cloth by weaving
• snapper: Large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fish
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball