Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• the plot thickens: The story or situation is becoming more complicated or mysterious.
• next to: Being located along side another
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• material: Cloth; fabric
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• steer: A cow
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• respect: To follow the established rules
• respond: To answer something or someone
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• mount: To attach something to something else
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• fluff: Soft light material, full of air
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• bluff: To pretend to do something to trick someone
• maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
• price: Person's name
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• ship: Large boat
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• hillside: Side or slope of a hill