Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• off we go: An expression used to indicate the start of a journey or activity.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• double over: To bend over at the waist due to pain or laughter
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
• bat in: To hit the ball to score a run in baseball or softball.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• call up: To require someone to join the army
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• strike: To hit something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• role: Character played by an actor
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• cardinal: Of the greatest importance; paramount
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply