Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• walking out of: To move away from a situation
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• turn on
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• in solidarity: With unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; showing support or sympathy.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• fade out: To gradually decrease in visibility or audibility.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• go away: To go on vacation
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• delusion: False belief despite evidence to the contrary
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• eager: Very excited and interested
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• important: Having power or authority
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• point: An item to be discussed
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• triumphant: Celebrating victory or success
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
• cop: Slang for police officer
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• dodge: To attempt to avoid something
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• penny: Person's name
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• fleck: Small spot or mark