Vocabulary

• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• let down
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• at least: As a minimum
• break up
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
• die on the vine: To fail to progress or develop and eventually stop entirely.
• pay out: To finish paying a debt
• set up
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• set against: To compare or consider (one thing) in opposition to another.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• check out
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• material: Cloth; fabric
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• poverty: State of being poor
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• initial: First letter of your given name
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• slam: To criticize sharply
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
• captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• bloated: To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
• long: Person's name
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• triple: Group or set of three
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• wannabe: One who aspires to a role or position
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• herculean: Displaying superhuman strength or power
• dud: Device which did not function properly (bomb, car)
• heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
• spotty: Having spots or acne
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• runtime: Length of time a machine operates
• contra: Opposite to; against