Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• check out
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• fraction: Small part of something
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• dozen: 12 people or things
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• mount: To attach something to something else
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• portrayal: Actor's representation of a character
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• piracy: Act of robbing a plane or ship
• kindle: To arouse interest in; cause to exist or flourish
• evasion: Act of evading; trying to escape from something
• tout: To praise or promote something
• populous: Having a large population