Vocabulary

• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in the shoes of: Considering someone else's situation or feelings.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• sync up: To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• 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 the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• going on: To continue doing something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• material: Cloth; fabric
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• respect: To follow the established rules
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• tick: To function properly or normally
• relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• impenetrable: Incapable of being penetrated or pierced
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• otherworldly: Not belonging to this world; alien; weird
• extravaganza: Large and impressive celebration or event
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• imperialism: Political system in which one country rules others
• daughter: A female child of someone
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• expedient: Appropriate in a situation that requires action
• homeland: Country where you were born
• interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other
• exposition: Public event to display different products
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• martian: Relating to the planet Mars, or to creatures that are believed to come from Mars
• titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
• noisy: Being loud; too much sound
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
• believability: Degree to which something is believable