Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• ass out: To eject someone forcibly from a place.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• cast over: To look through or examine something briefly.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• give over: To give all your energies to; devote
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• take it from me: Trust me or believe what I say based on experience.
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• nefarious: Extremely wicked
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• allege: To state without proof
• famous: Excellent
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• bunny: Rabbits
• cannibal: Person who eats another human being
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• deceitful: Intended to deceive; tending to lie
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
• tango: Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina
• mama: A mother
• antichrist: Enemy of Christ (and Christians)