Vocabulary

• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• at bat: A player's turn to bat.
• bounce into: To collide with someone or something by accident.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on to: Toward something; forward
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• spot: A certain place or area
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bare: Lacking contents; empty
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• 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
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• underway: Happening now
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• youth: Being young; time when you are young
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bluff: To pretend to do something to trick someone
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• hill: High land not as high as a mountain
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• triple: Group or set of three
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• newt: Small salamander that lives mostly in water
• hitter: Someone who hits (usually a ball in sports)
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases