Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• have to: Must do
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• tale: Story that is not true
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• consultant: Expert who gives (paid) advice
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• plethora: (Formal) a large amount or number of something
• historical: Connected with the past
• remarkably: In an interesting or unexpected manner
• famous: Excellent
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• main: Most important; most often used
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
• manga: A style of Japanese comic strip or comic book
• holocaust: Act of mass destruction and loss of life in a war
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• barefoot: (Walking) without shoes
• artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict
• housemaid: Female employed to maintain a home for another