Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• check out
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• scorpion: Insect with long taim and a poisonous sting
• shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• storyline: The plot of a book or play or film