Vocabulary

• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• in spades: To a great degree; abundantly.
• tear up: To cause someone much grief
• on to: Toward something; forward
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• overwhelmingly positive: Extremely positive; having a very strong and favorable effect.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
• act: To behave in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• bittersweet: Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry