Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• in terms of
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• watch this space: Keep watching or waiting for more information.
• come full circle: To return to the original state or situation.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• narrative: The telling of a story
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• performance: Act of doing something
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• act: To behave in a certain way
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• underway: Happening now
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
• mode: Fashion and design
• artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• anymore: No longer; no more
• cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• porter: Person who carries luggage for guests/passengers
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
• superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
• dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam