Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• played up: To behave or work badly
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• silly: Careless
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• outline: Line around the outer edge of something
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• great: Very good; better than before
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• swift: Quick
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• inventor: Person who creates new machines, systems etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
• comic: Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities