Vocabulary

• keep it together: To remain calm and in control of your emotions, especially in a difficult situation.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• got to: To arrive at some place
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• crack up: To suddenly burst out laughing
• more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• off script: Not following a prepared script; speaking or acting spontaneously.
• next to: Being located along side another
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• spared no expense: Spent a lot of money; did not try to save money.
• go through with: To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• due to: Because of; owing to
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• deal with
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• fellow: Man or a boy
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• role: Character played by an actor
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• fully: Completely or entirely
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
• appetizer: Food or drink to stimulate the appetite
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• famous: Excellent
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• superb: Extremely good
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• nutty: Containing nuts, or having the taste of nuts
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father