Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• huge: Very very large
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• person: Man, woman or child
• velvet: Type of smooth cloth which is soft to the touch
• gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• avatar: An online character that represents who you are
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• devil: A spirit said to be evil
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• oomph: Attractive, e.g. sexually attractive, energy/vigor
• tempest: (Literary) a powerful storm
• weaver: Person who makes cloth by weaving