Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• fall by the wayside: To fail to continue or be abandoned before success.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• wish upon: To make a wish when seeing a star, especially a shooting star.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• by your side: Near you, supporting you.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• trend: Current style or fashion
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• shut: To stop being open for business
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• sue: Person's name
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• teaser: Someone who jokingly makes fun of others
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• centric: Having or situated at or near a center
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• bluey: Kind of blue color