Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• true form: The actual or genuine appearance or nature of someone or something, often hidden or disguised.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in a bubble: Living isolated from reality or outside events.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• out of energy: Having no energy; exhausted.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• start into: To begin doing something quickly or suddenly.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• fade away: To disappear slowly
• lash out: To suddenly attempt to hit someone or something.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• strike: To hit something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• leave: To go away from; depart
• tale: Story that is not true
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• master: To gain control over something
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• lavender: Plant with pale purple flowers, giving scented oil
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• aura: Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• misty: Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
• impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• duo: Two (e.g. of living or people)
• mare: Adult female horse
• mew: To cry like a cat
• alto: Concerning the lowest female (highest male) voice