Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• a shred of: A very small amount of something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• draw on: To come to its end
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go on: To continue doing something
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• bells and whistles: Attractive but often nonessential features; ornamentation.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• consider: To think carefully about something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• cruise: To easily achieve
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• section: A part of a whole
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• scrap: To fight with someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• triumphant: Celebrating victory or success
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• maverick: Person who does not like to follow the rules
• melodrama: Drama in which people behave in an exaggerated way
• admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
• concerto: Piece of music for an instrument with an orchestra
• crescendo: Increase in volume or energy
• mach: Unit that expresses the speed of an airplane
• ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone