Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• check out
• win the day: To succeed in a particular situation or contest.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• due to: Because of; owing to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• send off: To force someone to leave a game
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• meet your maker: To die, often implying facing God or afterlife.
• tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
• out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
• opening sequence: The series of shots or scenes that appear at the beginning of a film or television program, often setting the tone or introducing key elements of the story.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• act: To behave in a certain way
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
• elevate: To make something higher
• rim: Outer edge of something circular
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• trilogy: Series of three connected works
• disrespect: Lack of respect
• matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
• shockingly: Extremely or greatly (in a bad way)
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• terminator: Another name for exterminator
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• mayday: International distress signal from boat or plane
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities
• godfather: Man who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism