Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• down and dirty: Direct, straightforward, or involving hard work or difficult conditions.
• hold up to: To withstand or endure something unpleasant or difficult.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the vein of: In a style or manner similar to something else.
• go on: To continue doing something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on to: Toward something; forward
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• aside from
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• have to: Must do
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• make the cut: To succeed in being selected from a larger group.
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• initially: At first; originally
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• 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
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• identical: The same in every way
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• act: To behave in a certain way
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• burn: To destroy with fire
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• craven: With no courage at all; very cowardly
• intruder: A burglar; robber
• sparse: Being few in number and often widely spread
• special: Being additional or extra
• dead: Not alive
• collaborator: Someone who cooperates with an enemy
• theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
• spectacularly: In a spectacular manner
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• hush: To make or become calm, quiet after being upset
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• titular: With or bearing a title; in name only
• stuntman: Person performing daring tricks, e.g. in a film
• indie: Short for 'independent' (movies, studios)
• underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
• elm: Type of tree with large, curved branches
• slasher: Weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing