Vocabulary

• catch up: To become equal with another person
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• check out
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quit: To leave a job
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• prodigy: Young person who is amazingly talented
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• avatar: An online character that represents who you are
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• come: To arrive at a place
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• long: Person's name
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• nick: Person's name
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• squarely: Directly and without evading
• sully: To make dirty; soil or tarnish
• hamlet: Very small village
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
• pong: To smell badly