Attack: 
The attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponent's side. 攻击，进攻；指一方队员将球打到对方的地面，使对方无法接起而终止比赛。　

Attacker: 
Also "hitter" and "spiker." A player who attempts to hit a ball offensively with the purpose of terminating play in his or her team's favor. 主攻手，为了自己或自己球队的利益而进攻性打球的队员。

Block: 
The combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands. 拦网，由一人到三人组成联盟，在对方主攻手前跳起，用手拦挡进攻的球。

Bump: 
Descriptive slang for forearm passing.

Cross-Court Shot: 
An individual attack directed at an angle from one end of the offensive team's side of the net to the opposite sideline of the defensive team's court.

Dig: 
Slang for the art of retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor.

Down Ball: 
An attacked ball from the opponent that the blockers assess as not being hit hard enough or being contacted too deep in the opponent's court to require a block attempt.

Forearm Pass:
One of the six basic volleyball skills. It is a ball-handling skill that a players uses to legally contact the ball at a level below the waist using the forearms as the contact surface.

Free Ball: 
Any ball that the opponent returns easily, allowing the blockers enough time to get back into their attack-approach positions before the ball crosses the net.