Vocabulary

• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• green light
• at the last moment: Just before the final deadline or event.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• play ball: Cooperate or act in agreement with others.
• change up: To introduce variety or do something differently.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• with a bullet: Rapidly rising in rank or success.
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• lead off: To begin; to start something, such as a meeting or performance.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• leave: To go away from; depart
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• underway: Happening now
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• headlong: (Fall, rush) fast, with the head at the front
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
• strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases