Vocabulary

• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• on blast: Publicly calling out or criticizing someone strongly.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• at least: As a minimum
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• blast: To attack someone with words
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• fellow: Man or a boy
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• host: Mass; a great number
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• donation: Gift or money given to help support a cause
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• emmy: Annual award for achievements in US TV