Vocabulary

• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• slow burn: A gradual increase of anger or tension over time.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• check out
• regardless of
• scare up: To find or obtain something, often with some difficulty.
• have to: Must do
• kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
• roger that: Acknowledge and confirm receipt and understanding of a message or instruction.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of yore: Belonging to long ago; in ancient times.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• angle for: Try to obtain something indirectly or subtly.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• claw back: To recover something, especially money, that was previously lost or given away.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• to hell and back: To experience severe difficulties or suffering.
• going on: To continue doing something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• financial: Involving money
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• meddle: To interfere in matters not of your concern
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• crimson: Deep purplish-red color
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• supernova: Large exploding star that is extremely bright
• gore: To wound by attacking with a knife, sharp horn etc.