Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• strike out: To not hit the ball when playing baseball
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• pitch out: To throw something away or discard it.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• 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
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• bolder: Not afraid of danger
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• hamstring: Great tendon behind the leg and below the buttocks
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• tightness: Lack of movement or room for movement
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog