Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• pitch up: To arrive or appear at a place, sometimes unexpectedly.
• go to the wall: Fail, especially financially or in business.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• leave it out: To stop doing or saying something irritating or unpleasant.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• hit away: To continue hitting repeatedly.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• slam: To criticize sharply
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• deep: Complex and important
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• mount: To attach something to something else
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• skill: Ability to do something well
• 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
• seam: Line where cloth, metal etc. are joined together
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• come: To arrive at a place
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• slug: To punch or hit with a closed fist
• yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left