Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check out
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at the moment: At this time; now
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• round out: To complete or improve something by adding what is missing.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• featured on: To appear or be highlighted in a particular media outlet.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• put across: To communicate (ideas) effectively
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• across the pond: Referring to the Atlantic Ocean, especially when contrasting the UK and the US.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• have to: Must do
• take with: To bring something or someone along when you go somewhere.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• initially: At first; originally
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• afford: To make available, to provide
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• performance: Act of doing something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• role: Character played by an actor
• stink: To smell terrible
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• conceive: To become pregnant
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• point: An item to be discussed
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• heroin: A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine
• clockwork: Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour