Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• strike back: To retaliate or counterattack.
• chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
• set up
• squeaky clean: Extremely clean, pure, or morally blameless.
• in point: Relevant; pertinent
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• glow up: To have a major and impressive improvement in appearance, style, or confidence.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• take down: To capture physically
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• help out: To assist someone
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• regardless of
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• check out
• black and white
• larger than life: Very exciting, impressive, or with personality beyond normal limits.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• heavy hitter: A person who is powerful, influential, or successful in their field.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• role: Character played by an actor
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• mad: Very angry
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• quit: To leave a job
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• notable: Being famous or well-known
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• main: Most important; most often used
• wacky: Quite strange, but in a creative way
• hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
• nutty: Containing nuts, or having the taste of nuts
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• trilogy: Series of three connected works
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• duo: Two (e.g. of living or people)
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• lance: Weapon like a spear carried by knights in jousts
• synth: Electronic musical instrument that copies sounds