Vocabulary

• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• round out: To complete or improve something by adding what is missing.
• can of worms: A situation or subject that is complicated and unpleasant to deal with.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• butt out: To stop interfering in something; mind your own business.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• carry the torch: To continue or uphold a tradition or cause.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• smash hit: A very successful song, film, play, etc.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• shed: Small building used for storage
• initial: First letter of your given name
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• flame: To glow
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• act: To behave in a certain way
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• frequent: Happening often
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• rank: To rate or class things
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
• dubious: Doubtful; giving rise to doubts; suspicious
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• circulate: To go round continuously
• sue: Person's name
• famous: Excellent
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• prosper: To be a success and make money
• charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• noteworthy: Worthy of notice; important and worth attention
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• scorch: To dry up from the power of the sun
• android: Robot that looks or seems human
• repay: To do in return for something done for you
• roster: List of people's names who have some duty to do
• reed: Person's name
• rebrand: To change the identify or message of a brand
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
• pitiful: Inspiring mixed contempt and pity
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• panther: Black leopard
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• handbook: Book of instruction or guidance; manual