Vocabulary

• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• 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.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• have to: Must do
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• leave: To go away from; depart
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hop: Dance party
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• deep: Complex and important
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• cracker: Something excellent or that you really like
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
• reed: Person's name
• yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American
• seamer: A way to bowl a cricket ball using its seam