Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• knuckle down: To start working or studying hard.
• road ahead: The future; what is to come.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• strike: To hit something
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• 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
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• 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
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deep: Complex and important
• gap: Distance between two objects
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• intent: Having a fixed purpose or intention; not deviating
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• crow: Large black bird
• combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• teardrop: Anything shaped like a falling drop
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave