Vocabulary

• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• around the Horn: To sail around the southern tip of South America, Cape Horn.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• hit out: To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• 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
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• defense: Argument in support of something
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• barracuda: Sea fish with strong teeth
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball