Vocabulary

• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• ham it up: To overact or exaggerate a performance.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• in appearance: Judging by how someone or something looks.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• amount: Quantity of something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• prominent: Being important or well known
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• pile: Large amount of something
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• role: Character played by an actor
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• flair: Natural ability to do something well
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• depiction: Picture or a written description of something
• understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is
• buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
• bison: Large animal looking like a buffalo