Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• bang for the buck: The best value or return for the money spent.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• pay out: To finish paying a debt
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• have to: Must do
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• movie: Motion picture; film
• dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• long: Person's name
• big: Popular
• small: Little in size; not big
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• cent: 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• packer: Workman employed to pack things into containers
• add: To include as well
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• notebook: Book with blank pages used for writing notes
• salary: Money an employee is paid each month
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• role: Character played by an actor
• amount: Quantity of something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• skilled: Having or showing or requiring special skill
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• correction: Punishment for someone found guilty of a crime
• methodology: System or techniques to show how to do tasks
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• fee: Amount of money paid for a particular service
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• exception: Something different or not included
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• allied: Related by a common purpose or characteristic
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
• murphy: A facetious or satirical expression of fatalistic belief, holding that if something can go wrong, it will.
• portman: A surname, likely of English origin.
• natalie: A female given name of Latin origin, meaning 'birthday of the Lord' or 'Christmas Day'.
• kristen: A female given name, a variant of Christine or Kirsten.
• crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
• radcliffe: A town in Greater Manchester, England.
• bradley: A surname and given name of English origin.
• cooper: A craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• kevin: A male given name of Irish origin.
• hollywood: A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
• howard: English actor of stage and screen
• daniel: (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (th century BC)