Vocabulary

• get down on: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• come onto: To approach someone with romantic intentions
• draw a blank: To fail to remember something.
• slow burn: A gradual increase of anger or tension over time.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at least: As a minimum
• the least bit: Not at all; to the smallest degree.
• in solidarity: With unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; showing support or sympathy.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• performance: Act of doing something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• leave: To go away from; depart
• feast: Religious celebration
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• prodigy: Young person who is amazingly talented
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• truth: Real facts about something
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• pee: To urinate
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• dab: Light and quick touch
• slay: To kill violently
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• entangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• judo: Sport where you try to unbalance your opponent