Vocabulary

• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• tv show: A television program.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• first prize: The best prize in a competition or game.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• pile: Large amount of something
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ever: At any time; at all times in the future
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• part: Division of a book
• mount: To attach something to something else
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• contestant: Person who participates in a competition
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed