Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• go through with: To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• plunge in: To start doing something with enthusiasm, especially without thinking carefully about it.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
• close call: A situation in which something bad almost happens; a narrow escape.
• out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• such as: For example; like
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in your dreams: Used to say something is very unlikely or impossible.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• glimmer of hope: A faint sign or possibility that something good might happen or be achieved.
• walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• chill: State of being a little cold
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• karma: (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
• mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• truth: Real facts about something
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• robbery: Crime of stealing; an act of robbing
• romantic: Relating to courtship or love
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• fateful: Having an important (bad) effect on future events
• finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• dead: Not alive
• screenplay: Movie script that includes movement and speech
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• close: Almost; near
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• boldly: In a bold or brave way, fearing no consequences
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
• mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
• rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• glimmer: Dull, weak light
• subversion: Undermining moral integrity
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• climactic: Consisting of or causing a climax
• gunfight: Fight involving shooting small arms