Vocabulary

• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• blast: To attack someone with words
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• delusion: False belief despite evidence to the contrary
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• tale: Story that is not true
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• shut: To stop being open for business
• hyper: Very excited or active
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• demise: Concerning a death
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
• racial: Of or relating to race
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• enormously: Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• piss: To be angry
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• adamant: Determined not to change your opinion
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
• cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
• juggernaut: Unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object
• leftist: One supporting liberal or new ideas politically