Vocabulary

• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• carry over: Accounts to move an entry to later column
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• 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
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• deep: Complex and important
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• ward: Person's name
• dart: To move suddenly away; race away
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• rookie: New to doing something; beginner
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• grass: To betray someone
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• drake: Male duck
• bard: Person who writes poems or songs
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases