Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• off we go: An expression used to indicate the start of a journey or activity.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• tie up: To be occupied or engaged in something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• knock into: To collide with someone or something, often accidentally.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at the last moment: Just before the final deadline or event.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• blow: To move something using air
• 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
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• gap: Distance between two objects
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• flair: Natural ability to do something well
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• upstairs: On a floor above
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• safe: Highly likely
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• brook: Small river
• straightaway: (Done) with little or no delay
• beck: Poetic mountain stream; brook
• inlet: Water protruding into land, e.g. a bay
• dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• tanner: Craftsman who tans skins and hides
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball