Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• set up
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• pitch into: To attack or criticize forcefully; to start working energetically.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• strike: To hit something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• 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
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tick: To function properly or normally
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• piece: A counter in a board game
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• shut: To stop being open for business
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• triple: Group or set of three
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• online: Connected to the internet
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball