Vocabulary

• shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stand out
• As luck would have it: By chance; fortunately; coincidentally.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the frame: Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go on: To continue doing something
• scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• read over: To review or examine something carefully.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• material: Cloth; fabric
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• pal: Friend
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• deep: Complex and important
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• enormously: Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• intellect: Ability to think with reason and intelligence
• soldier: Person working in an army to fight
• antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• literate: Being educated and having read a lot of literature
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
• unbroken: Happening continuously and without stopping