Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• angle for: Try to obtain something indirectly or subtly.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• going on: To continue doing something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• have to: Must do
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• at least: As a minimum
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• hit out: To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly.
• spot: A certain place or area
• strike: To hit something
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• 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
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• person: Man, woman or child
• deep: Complex and important
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
• bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
• softly: In a gentle or quiet manner
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases
• springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog