Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• silver screen: The cinema; the film industry.
• the silver screen: The cinema; the world of films.
• hold back on: To not give or do something fully; to restrain oneself.
• with abandon: In a completely uninhibited way; without restraint.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• on the loose: Having escaped from captivity; free to move around without restraint.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• at sea
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• dread: To await with great fear
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• grudge: Ongoing anger toward someone who upset you
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
• surround: To be all the way around something
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• malfunction: A failure of something to work properly
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• deep: Complex and important
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• grin: Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
• casually: In an unconcerned manner
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• brute: Man who is extremely violent or mean
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• meddle: To interfere in matters not of your concern
• carnage: Destruction and devastation involving human deaths
• claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
• surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• slowly: In an unhurried or not speedy manner
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• white: Person's name
• chomp: To chew noisily and strongly
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects
• slasher: Weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
• oversize: Larger than normal for its kind