Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• turn heads: To attract noticing or admiration from others.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• on to: Toward something; forward
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• feast: Religious celebration
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• defense: Argument in support of something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• excellent: Extremely good
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deep: Complex and important
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• come: To arrive at a place
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• calf: Young cow
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• umpire: Official in some sports who rules on plays
• diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
• roster: List of people's names who have some duty to do
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• weaver: Person who makes cloth by weaving
• unanswered: Was not answered
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases