Vocabulary

• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• drive out: To force someone or something to leave a place or situation.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• on to: Toward something; forward
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• in the frame: Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• couple: To join something to something else
• 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
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• leave: To go away from; depart
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sprint: To race or move at full speed
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• elevate: To make something higher
• casually: In an unconcerned manner
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• hustling: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• reed: Person's name
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left