Vocabulary

• from the first: From the very beginning.
• have to: Must do
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• think out: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• delivery truck
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
• chain of events: A sequence of occurrences, where each event causes or influences the next.
• lead to: To result in some action
• for instance: As an example.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• option: A choice
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• previously: At an earlier time
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• protagonist: Main character in a story
• hop: Dance party
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• frantic: Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
• license: To give official permission to do something
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
• nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• commonality: Sharing of common features
• ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• canon: General rule of how to behave or do things
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• crusher: Device that crushes something