Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• have to: Must do
• nod in: To briefly fall asleep while sitting.
• overwhelmingly positive: Extremely positive; having a very strong and favorable effect.
• save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
• hand off: To transfer responsibility or control to someone else.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• grandfather in: To allow existing cases to continue under old rules despite new laws.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• all hell broke loose: A situation becomes suddenly chaotic or out of control.
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• check out
• roll over: To make a payment later than planned
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spot: A certain place or area
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• decade: Period of 10 years
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• online: Connected to the internet
• unnoticed: Without being seen or noticed
• unmistakable: Not able to be mistaken for something else
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs