Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• one and the same: Exactly the same person or thing.
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• have to: Must do
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• on to: Toward something; forward
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• up a storm: To do something with great energy or enthusiasm.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• go away: To go on vacation
• set on: To attack
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• help out: To assist someone
• child's play: Something very easy to do.
• sit down: To take a seat
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• role: Character played by an actor
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• manic: Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• cop: Slang for police officer
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• composer: Person who writes music
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• interestingly: You'll find this surprising; in an interesting way
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• fester: (Of a problem) to get worse because unattended to
• asbestos: Type of mineral with cancerous fibers
• lurch: A sudden forward movement
• cigar: Thick brown roll of tobacco leaves for smoking
• teen: Teenager
• archery: Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
• spook: To scare; frighten
• shaggy: Covered with long, coarse, or matted hair
• victorian: Typical of 19th century standards or conduct
• accredit: To state that meets certain standards
• smoker: Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks