Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• look upon: To consider or regard in a particular way.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• dispense with: To get rid of; do without; eliminate.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• move along: To make progress; advance.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• blood and guts: Very violent or graphic, showing or describing serious injury.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• tv show: A television program.
• work out
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• next to: Being located along side another
• call it a day: To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
• on tape: Recorded on audio or video media.
• at least: As a minimum
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• flash back: To interrupt the present action of a story to depict an event that happened at an earlier time.
• fake out: To deceive or trick someone, often with a feint or deceptive action.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• a few moments: A short period of time
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• amount: Quantity of something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
• dental: Concerning the teeth
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
• exorcist: Someone who can free people from evil spirits