Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• aside from
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• suss out: To discover or figure something out; investigate.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• set on: To attack
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• material: Cloth; fabric
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• creature: Animal of any type
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• protagonist: Main character in a story
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• craze: Popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.
• oppressive: Keeping people under your control, in a cruel way
• foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• wacky: Quite strange, but in a creative way
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
• trilogy: Series of three connected works
• ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• werewolf: Monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
• office: Room or building used for business
• game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
• box: A marked area of a baseball field
• team: Group of people working on a task together
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules