Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• cat got your tongue: A phrase used to ask why someone is suddenly silent.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
• on a roll: Experiencing a period of success or good luck.
• roll in: To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
• know the score: To understand the facts or true situation
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• sell on: To resell something, often at a higher price.
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• by inches: By a very small margin or distance.
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• check out
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• garner: To gather together important facts, awards, etc.
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• compress: To press tightly together
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• clunky: Making a clunking sound
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• hex: An evil spell put on someone
• crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• tonal: Describing languages that vary in pitch
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities