Vocabulary

• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• for the ages: Something memorable and worthy of being remembered forever.
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
• take it easy
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• financial: Involving money
• tiny: Very, very small
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• leave: To go away from; depart
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• insidious: Slowly but surely causing harm
• reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• paranormal: Not in accordance with scientific laws
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• screenplay: Movie script that includes movement and speech
• upstairs: On a floor above
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• snitch: To take by theft; to steal
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• domestically: With respect to your own country
• breakout: Escape from jail
• chainsaw: Machine-powered saw that cuts with a sharp chain
• elm: Type of tree with large, curved branches
• slasher: Weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing