Vocabulary

• all in the family: Involving or belonging to the same family or close relatives.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• have to: Must do
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• no strings attached: Given or offered without any conditions or secret expectations.
• no questions asked: Without asking for explanations or reasons.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• kick the bucket: To die; pass away.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• play it safe: To avoid risks; to be cautious.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• poverty: State of being poor
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• huge: Very very large
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• tale: Story that is not true
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sharp: Person's name
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• great: Very good; better than before
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• truth: Real facts about something
• meticulously: In a very careful, correct way
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• famous: Excellent
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• subtlety: Being delicate or slight, but with a good effect
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits