Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• hit away: To continue hitting repeatedly.
• have to: Must do
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• break out
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• blast: To attack someone with words
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• blow: To move something using air
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• 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
• leave: To go away from; depart
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• impeccable: That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deep: Complex and important
• gap: Distance between two objects
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• flair: Natural ability to do something well
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• underway: Happening now
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• seam: Line where cloth, metal etc. are joined together
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• layoff: Act of sacking employees when work is lacking
• broadcaster: Someone who broadcasts on radio or television
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• catcher: Person catching the ball behind the batter
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules