Vocabulary

• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on the cutting room floor: Removed or discarded during the editing process.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
• at least: As a minimum
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• empty out: To remove all the contents of something.
• leave out: To forget; omit
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• get a life: An exhortation to stop being boring and to find more interesting things to do.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• tv show: A television program.
• pour out: To serve a drink by letting it flow from a container.
• out of action: Not working or able to be used.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• edit out: To remove something from a text, film, etc.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• check out
• movie: Motion picture; film
• leave: To go away from; depart
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• finish: To use or consume all of something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
• famous: Excellent
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• big: Popular
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• mark: Person's name
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• policeman: Male police officer
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• proving: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• blown: To move something using air
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• severely: Extremely bad or harsh
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• technician: Person whose job is to maintain, repair machinery
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
• orb: Bright circular object, e.g. the sun or the moon
• blooper: Embarrassing mistake
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance