Vocabulary

• on fire: Very successful or popular
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
• sad sack: A person who is regarded as pathetic, unlucky, or incompetent.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• child's play: Something very easy to do.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• in tow: Accompanied or followed by someone or something.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• false imprisonment: The unlawful restriction of a person's freedom of movement.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• start over: To begin again.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• played: To act the part of a character in movies, on stage
• son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
• wife: Married woman
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• name: What something or someone is called
• car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
• movie: Motion picture; film
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• boss: Person in charge of you at work
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• office: Room or building used for business
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• piece: A counter in a board game
• history: Established pattern or record
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• keyboard: A set of keys on a piano or computer
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• catalogue: Book of items that are available for purchase
• cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
• plotting: To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
• acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• convict: Person in prison
• imprisonment: The state of being in a jail or prison
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
• siphon: To draw liquid from one container to another
• alias: False or secret second name
• wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
• restroom: Toilet; bathroom
• swastika: Symbol of two right angle crosses
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• orchestrate: To organize and plan
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• operative: A secret agent; spy
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong