Vocabulary

• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• take down: To capture physically
• on shaky ground: In a weak or uncertain position; lacking stability or support.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• stand together: To unite in support or defense as a group.
• deal with
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• set up
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• at least: As a minimum
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• screen in: To enclose a space with a screen or mesh.
• call upon: To make demands on; order/require from someone
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• bring about: To cause to happen
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• role: Character played by an actor
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• previously: At an earlier time
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• eternity: A very long time; forever
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pal: Friend
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• thunder: Loud sound
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• sue: Person's name
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• come: To arrive at a place
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• gambit: Action made to produce a future advantage
• antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• mystique: Certain quality that makes something interesting
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• reed: Person's name
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• panther: Black leopard