Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pitch up: To arrive or appear at a place, sometimes unexpectedly.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• put away: To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
• have to: Must do
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• 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
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• gap: Distance between two objects
• exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• convict: Person in prison
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• keyhole: Hole where a key is inserted to unlock a door, etc.