Vocabulary

• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• check out
• unto itself: By itself; considered alone as a separate matter.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the saddle: Riding a horse or in control of a situation.
• let up: To do something more slowly or less intensely
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• beyond the grave: After someone has died or after death.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• bounce off the walls: To behave in a very energetic, overly excited way.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• larger than life: Very exciting, impressive, or with personality beyond normal limits.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• performance: Act of doing something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• role: Character played by an actor
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• leave: To go away from; depart
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
• antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• exorcist: Someone who can free people from evil spirits
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'