Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• check out
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• gross out: To cause someone to feel disgusted.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• as you wish: A polite way of granting a request or giving permission.
• chain of events: A sequence of occurrences, where each event causes or influences the next.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• root for: To support a sports team
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• annoying: To make someone angry
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• respect: To follow the established rules
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• tale: Story that is not true
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• tick: To function properly or normally
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• great: Very good; better than before
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• sitcom: Humorous drama based on day-to-day life
• furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
• immature: Behaving like a child, especially emotionally
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• rank: To rate or class things
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• portrayal: Actor's representation of a character
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• main: Most important; most often used
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• chipmunk: Burrowing ground squirrel of America and Asia
• penance: Action you must do to show you are sorry
• chum: A friend; pal
• scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
• banishment: Sending someone away, often as punishment
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• heather: Purple flower that grows on moors