Vocabulary

• a good portion: A significant or substantial amount of something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• star sign: One of the twelve areas of the zodiac, associated with a particular period of the year.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• have to: Must do
• fast food chain: A company that operates many fast food restaurants.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• consider: To think carefully about something
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• role: Character played by an actor
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
• secretive: Acting to not let other people know information
• makeover: Act of completely redecorating or improving
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• bazaar: Market of small shops that sell various items
• unrelated: Not related; not connected
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
• cello: Second largest member of the violin family
• scorpio: Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
• almanac: Annual publication of miscellaneous information
• heather: Purple flower that grows on moors
• volt: Unit in which electricity is measured