Vocabulary

• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• frequently: Often; regularly
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• act: To behave in a certain way
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nephew: Son of your brother or sister
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• live: To be alive
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• screenplay: Movie script that includes movement and speech
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• love: Person's name
• atheist: Person who does not believe in a god or gods
• garnered: To gather together important facts, awards, etc.
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• grandson: Your son or daughter's son