Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• got to: To arrive at some place
• every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• slightly: Only a little
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• couple: To join something to something else
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• mad: Very angry
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• avenue
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
• giddy: Feeling dizzy, e.g. due to being spun around
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• millisecond: One thousandth of a second