Vocabulary

• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• suck in: To inhale or draw something into the mouth or lungs.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• tee up: To place a golf ball on a tee.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• look past: To ignore something, especially a fault, in order to help someone.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• huge: Very very large
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• quarter: 25 cents
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• point: An item to be discussed
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dodge: To attempt to avoid something
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• nifty: Very good or useful; clever; effective
• dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
• invaluable: Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
• reed: Person's name
• sandy: Person's name
• teammate: Fellow member of a team
• defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack