Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hail from: To have been born or originate in a particular place.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• at least: As a minimum
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• last hurrah: A final effort or attempt before stopping.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• consider: To think carefully about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• huge: Very very large
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• role: Character played by an actor
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• shut: To stop being open for business
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition