Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• tax incentive: A reduction in tax offered by a government to encourage a specific activity or investment.
• going on: To continue doing something
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• think back: To recapture the past
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• stick on: To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• point: An item to be discussed
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• part: Division of a book
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• psychotic: Concerning or affected by psychosis; unbalanced
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
• mechanic: A person who looks after/works with machinery
• snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
• interstate: Connecting or running through two or more states
• subculture: Group within a culture with its behavior, beliefs
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• showtime: The time a performance begins