Vocabulary

• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• play ball: Cooperate or act in agreement with others.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• lay one down: To lie down or rest, especially to sleep.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• heading home: Going towards one's home.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• bat around: To discuss something informally; consider different possibilities.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• leave: To go away from; depart
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sharp: Person's name
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• deep: Complex and important
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• rut: Deep track, made by the wheels of vehicles
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• come: To arrive at a place
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• triple: Group or set of three
• circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree