Vocabulary

• can of worms: A situation or subject that is complicated and unpleasant to deal with.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• pile: Large amount of something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• gigantic: Extremely large
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• blow: To move something using air
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• respond: To answer something or someone
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• role: Character played by an actor
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• act: To behave in a certain way
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• own: To have something as your property
• mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• voice: Ability to sing well
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• slay: To kill violently
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• prequel: A story, or movie that comes before another one
• woman: Adult female human being
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration