Vocabulary

• under wraps: Kept secret or confidential.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in a mess: Being in a state of disorder or untidiness.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• root for: To support a sports team
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• drifted away: Gradually became less friendly or close to someone.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• dread: To await with great fear
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• amount: Quantity of something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• commercially: In a business-like manner
• bumblebee: Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions