Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• all hail: An expression of enthusiastic greeting or acclaim.
• head over heels: Deeply and completely in love.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• clean house: To remove unwanted people or things; make major changes.
• let down
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• on the prowl: Searching or hunting, often in a secretive or stealthy manner.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• take down: To capture physically
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
• burn in: To cause a permanent ghost image on a screen by displaying a static image.
• set up
• make waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• flame: To glow
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• spawn: Product or result of something
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
• lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• prickly: Causing or having a sharp needle-like feeling
• whiplash: Neck/back injury from sudden jerk, as in car crash