Vocabulary

• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• strike out: To not hit the ball when playing baseball
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• off base: Significantly incorrect; misguided.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• return the favor: To do something good for someone who has done something good for you.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• spot: A certain place or area
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• 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
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• 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)
• pat: Person's name
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• come: To arrive at a place
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• knee: Middle part of your leg that bends
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• headlong: (Fall, rush) fast, with the head at the front
• retake: To photograph or film something again
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases