Vocabulary

• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• out of play: No longer in active play or action, especially in sports.
• green light
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• leave: To go away from; depart
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• 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
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• deep: Complex and important
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• battle: Military fight between armies
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• come: To arrive at a place
• pavilion: Building in a park or garden with open sides
• hill: High land not as high as a mountain
• swagger: To walk in a boastful and confident way
• chug: To move slowly making low sounds like steam trains
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• straightaway: (Done) with little or no delay
• baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
• dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave