Vocabulary

• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• have to: Must do
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• at least: As a minimum
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• chop wood: To cut wood into pieces with an axe or other sharp tool.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• sleight of hand: Skillful deception or trickery using the hands.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• section: A part of a whole
• performance: Act of doing something
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
• role: Character played by an actor
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• act: To behave in a certain way
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• skill: Ability to do something well
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• squad: A sports team
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• proficient: Being very skilled at something; being expert at
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
• optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• left: To go away from; depart
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• aka: AKA is an acronym for Also Known as
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• violin: Wooden instrument with strings, played with a bow
• atlas: Book of maps
• ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
• daredevil: Someone who takes risks without thinking of danger
• bonnet: Hat with ribbons tied to the chin
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• wielding: To handle (a weapon or tool) with skill and ease
• breakout: Escape from jail
• tightrope: Wire high in the air on which acrobats perform
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• dolly: Childish form of 'doll'
• ironman: A very strong and powerful man