Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• go to the wall: Fail, especially financially or in business.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• 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
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• 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
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
• underway: Happening now
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
• nick: Person's name
• sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
• duct: Narrow tube carrying a liquid within body or plant
• solo: Being performed or done alone