Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• have to: Must do
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• do up: To dress (yourself) in a special
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• 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
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• 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
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• rob: Person's name
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• hustling: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• wood: Person's name
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• drake: Male duck
• shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• seamer: A way to bowl a cricket ball using its seam