Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• make the cut: To succeed in being selected from a larger group.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• performance: Act of doing something
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• host: Mass; a great number
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• person: Man, woman or child
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• bale: Large amount of material wrapped or tied together
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry