Vocabulary

• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• dark circle: A dark discoloration of the skin under the eyes.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• get one up on: To have an advantage or edge over someone.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• without doubt: Certainly; definitely; without any question.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• no holds barred: Without any rules or restrictions.
• sight in: To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• check out
• back against the wall: To be in a difficult situation with little room to escape.
• never say die: To encourage persistency and not giving up.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strength: Condition of being strong
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• blow: To move something using air
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• protagonist: Main character in a story
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• bout: A boxing match
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
• tenacity: Quality of willing to keep trying despite trouble
• finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
• choreography: Art of designing and arranging dances
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
• long: Person's name
• claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
• retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• duel: Competition between two athletes or enemies
• rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
• cinematography: Act of making a film
• warlord: Military leader having civil power, as during war
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities