Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• song and dance: A long explanation or excuse intended to distract or mislead.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• rev up: To increase the running speed of an engine.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• such as: For example; like
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• tale: Story that is not true
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• part: Division of a book
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
• rev: Short form of reverend
• inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• jingle: Light ringing sound like metal things being shaken
• fantastical: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• scrooge: A mean ungenerous person
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter
• postman: Man who delivers the mail