Vocabulary

• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• deal with
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• off camera: Not being filmed or recorded.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in living memory: Within the time that people still alive can remember.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• barely: Only just; just possible
• consider: To think carefully about something
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• performance: Act of doing something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• role: Character played by an actor
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• public: Owned by the government
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• devil: A spirit said to be evil
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• rodeo: Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
• gay: Happy and bright
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• heath: Area of land that is poor for growing plants