Vocabulary

• bounce into: To collide with someone or something by accident.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• space out: To become distracted or inattentive; to lose focus.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• have to: Must do
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• 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
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• 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
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• ward: Person's name
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• shabby: In poor condition because of use and age
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• underway: Happening now
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• long: Person's name
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• triple: Group or set of three
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• safe: Highly likely
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• lunge: To thrust or reach forward with a sudden motion
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
• receiver: Earpiece of a telephone
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• header: Soccer shot made with head
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
• topper: A worker who cuts tops off (e.g. of trees)
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases