Vocabulary

• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• break a leg: An idiom used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the limelight: At the center of public attention.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• kick off: To start a football match.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• blockbuster video: A video rental store that was popular in the 1990s and early 2000s.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
• go on: To continue doing something
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• go away: To go on vacation
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• fill: To make something full
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• superstitious: Believing certain things are lucky/unlucky
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• hitch: To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
• bombshell: Unexpected, shocking piece of news
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• limelight: Light from burning lime on stages of old theaters
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• summertime: Warmest season of the year