Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• churn out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• shift: To change in position or direction
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• huge: Very very large
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• couple: To join something to something else
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• click: To work well with someone or something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• font: Size or style of type
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay