Vocabulary

• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
• rat on: To inform or report someone as guilty or doing something wrong.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• barely: Only just; just possible
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• superior: Better; higher quality
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• century: Period of 100 years
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
• replace: To use instead of something else
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• shut: To stop being open for business
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• acclaim: To give strong or public praise to
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• crotch: Area between your legs where they join your body
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• voice: Ability to sing well
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• erection: A hard penis ready for sex
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
• useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• relive: To remember a past time or event
• quill: Pen made from a bird's feather