Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• check out
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• bring back: To cause to remember
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• slack off: To reduce the amount of effort one puts into something.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
• hold back on: To not give or do something fully; to restrain oneself.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• such as: For example; like
• deal with
• for the ages: Something memorable and worthy of being remembered forever.
• in recent memory: Within the period people can still remember.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• material: Cloth; fabric
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• provocative: Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
• erotic: Concerning sex; arousing sexual desire
• fill: To make something full
• infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pearl: Person's name
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• frontal: Belonging to the forward part
• nude: Completely unclothed
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• reed: Person's name
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
• housemaid: Female employed to maintain a home for another