Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of a feather: Used to describe people or things that are similar or connected.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
• on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• for kicks: Done just for fun or excitement, without serious purpose.
• aside from
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• check out
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• utterly: Completely
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• name: What something or someone is called
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• trust: To expect confidently
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
• necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
• faulty: Not perfectly made/working correctly; defective
• unaware: Not knowing that something is happening
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• cinematic: Concerning or characteristic of the cinema
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
• jumbo: Something that is very large
• cyborg: Human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices
• lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
• titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
• coincidentally: In an unplanned manner; by chance
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
• realism: Accepting things as they are, not as you want
• parenthood: State of being a parent
• collector: Person who collects money, as a job
• platoon: Military unit consisting of 15-30 soldiers
• pong: To smell badly
• regrow: To continue growth after an injury or interruption
• bubba