Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• age out: To become too old to participate in something like a program.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• black and white
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• got to: To arrive at some place
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• require: To demand that someone does something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
• mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
• caption: Explanation written next to a picture in a book
• land: Region or country
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• cylindrical: Having the shape of a cylinder
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• shorthand: Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
• lore: Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
• illumination: The supply of light to an area
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• gracefully: In a graceful manner
• cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration