Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• get a hold: To make contact with someone
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• 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
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• 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
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• deep: Complex and important
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases
• outfield: Area of a baseball playing field beyond the bases