Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• on the double: Very quickly; immediately
• going on: To continue doing something
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• swing over: To move or swing across from one side to another.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• bat in: To hit the ball to score a run in baseball or softball.
• on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• 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
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• exception: Something different or not included
• leave: To go away from; depart
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• row: To move a boat using oars
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• 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
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• online: Connected to the internet
• swung: To move something in a back and forth motion
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog