Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• outer edge: The external boundary or periphery of something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• have to: Must do
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• deep: Complex and important
• funky: Offbeat; fashionable
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• long: Person's name
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• bullish: Expecting a rise in prices
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
• slug: To punch or hit with a closed fist
• pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
• basket: Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• clinch: To finalize a deal, etc.; prove a point
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• scamper: To move quickly with small light steps
• lob: Throw/hit of something in a high curve in the air
• baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• derby: Race or contest between two local teams
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left