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The Problem(s) With Zack Snyder's Watchmen

Original YouTube Video | Nerdstalgic Published on 2024-04-01 Level：98 Speed：68 maxwordlevel：20

Video vocabulary

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US / trænsˈleɪʃn /

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UK / trænsˈleʃən, trænz- /

noun
changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form

maybe

US / ˈmeɪbi /

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UK / ˈmebi /

adverb
Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

not

US / nɒt /

•

UK / nɑt /

adverb
Word indicating the negative
(Used to form the negative of verbs)

our

US / 'aʊə(r) /

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UK / aʊr /

determiner
Belonging to us

powerful

US / ˈpauəful /

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UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /

adjecitve
Having control or influence over
Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength

cut

US / kʌt /

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UK / kʌt /

noun
Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
verb
To reduce the size or amount of something
To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces

but

US / bət /

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UK / bʌt,bət /

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

fifty

US / 'fɪftɪ /

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UK / ˈfɪfti /

number
50

good

US / ɡʊd /

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UK / ɡʊd /

adjecitve
Proper, appropriate or right
(Of an amount) enough; plenty
Excellent; high quality
Acting well or properly; of moral character
In a positive or happy emotional state
noun
Advantage or benefit

impulse

US / 'ɪmpʌls /

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UK / ˈɪmˌpʌls /

noun
Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
Signal of energy that travels along a wire/nerve

life

US / laɪf /

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UK / laɪf /

noun
All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
Period of time things live, from birth to death

can

US / kæn /

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UK / kən,kæn /

noun
A metal container for storing food
other
Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
verb
To have permission to
To be possible to do
To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

emphasis

US / ˈemfəsɪs /

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UK / ˈɛmfəsɪs /

noun
Special attention, importance, or force
Stress placed on part of a word or phrase

halfway

US / ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ /

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UK / ˌhæfˈweɪ /

adverb
A middle point between two extremes

nearly

US / ˈniəli /

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UK / ˈnɪrli /

adverb
Not completely; almost

ramp

US / ræmp /

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UK / ræmp /

noun
Path that increases in height as you walk up it
verb

war

US / wɔ:(r) /

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UK / wɔr /

noun
Situation where armies fight each other

seriously

US / ˈsɪəriəsli /

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UK / ˈsɪriəsli /

adverb
Involving or requiring great thought or study

angle

US / ˈæŋgl /

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UK / ˈæŋɡəl /

noun
Place where two lines or surfaces meet

comedian

US / kəˈmi:diən /

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UK / kəˈmidiən /

noun
An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh

fist

US / fɪst /

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UK / fɪst /

noun
Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone

keaton

US / ˈkitən /

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UK / /

legacy

US / 'leɡəsɪ /

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UK / ˈlɛɡəsi /

noun
Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
Something left or given by a person who has died

now

US / naʊ /

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UK / naʊ /

adverb
At the present time or moment
Right away or in the next possible moment
Used to refer to something that just happened
Time between the present and a moment in the past
conjunction
Resulting from or because of something

wire

US / 'waɪə(r) /

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UK / waɪr /

noun
Thin, flexible thread of metal
Thin string of metal used to carry electricity
Act of sending a message by telegraph
verb
To connect two or more things together with cable
To send money to someone electronically
To send or send word to by telegraph

credit

US / 'kredɪt /

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UK / ˈkrɛdɪt /

adjecitve
Having a positive amount of money
noun
System to buy something and pay for it later
Points earned instead of money
Quality of having a good reputation for a reason
Points earned towards a university degree
verb
To add a certain amount of money to a total
To recognize someone's achievements or help

perception

US / pəˈsepʃn /

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UK / pɚˈsɛpʃən /

noun
Way in which one sees or understands something

philosophically

US / ˌfɪlə'sɒfɪklɪ /

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UK / ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkl:ɪ /

adverb
In a calm, reasonable way, even if things are bad

about

US / ə'baʊt /

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UK / əˈbaʊt /

adverb
To be ready to; going to
Nearly; approximately; roughly
Near; next to; close to
In every direction; in the area of
preposition
Concerning or of (a topic)

belove

US / bɪˈlʌv /

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UK / /

verb
To love. Frequently, and now usually, in passive, with by, of (formerly also † with).

cinematic

US / ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk /

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UK / ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of the cinema

even

US / 'i:vn /

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UK / ˈivən /

adjecitve
Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
Being divided equally or fairly
(Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
Smooth, level, or regular
Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
At a regular, equally steady manner
Remaining steady and unchanging
adverb
(When this is surprising) as well; too
(Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
verb
To make something level; to flatten
To make something equal

different

US / ˈdɪfrənt /

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UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

adjecitve
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

finale

US / fɪˈnɑ:li /

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UK / fɪˈnæli /

noun
Last part of a musical piece or performance

gang

US / ɡæŋ /

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UK / ɡæŋ /

noun
Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
verb
To gather together to do something (often illegal)

laboriously

US / lə'bɔ:rɪəslɪ /

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UK / ləˈbɔrɪəslɪ /

adverb
In a lengthy, hard and dull manner

lean

US / li:n /

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UK / lin /

adjecitve
Having a low fat content
Efficient; well-designed with no waste
Thin; slim; skinny; with little fat on your body
verb
To balance against or on something for support
To have a tendency to do something; favor

like

US / laɪk /

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UK / laɪk /

adjecitve
Being equal in status or kind to something else
Similar; the same
adverb
For example
preposition
Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
In a way similar to the way something is done
Such as; for example
verb
To want to
To find something pleasing; to prefer something

people

US / 'pi:pl /

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UK / ˈpipəl /

noun
Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
Men, Women, Children

that

US / ðæt /

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UK / ðæt, ðət /

adjecitve
The person or thing being talked about
Used to identify something both the speakers know
adverb
Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
To such a degree
conjunction
Used to connect a noun clause
Used to introduce an adverbial clause
Used to introduce a noun clause
determiner
Used as a noun to refer to something
pronoun
Referring an object far away
Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

what

US / wɒt /

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UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

pronoun
Thing or things that; the same kind as
Used to emphasize something you are about to say
adjecitve
Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
adverb
To a certain degree
determiner
Question words used for asking for information
exclamation
Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
Used to ask people to repeat something they said

storey

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

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UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building

achievement

US / əˈtʃi:vmənt /

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UK / əˈtʃivmənt /

noun
Something good that you have successfully done

aspiration

US / ˌæspəˈreɪʃn /

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UK / ˌæspəˈreʃən /

noun
Great desire to achieve something

everything

US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

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UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

pronoun
All of the things mentioned

fear

US / fɪə(r) /

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UK / fɪr /

noun
Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
verb
To be afraid of or nervous about something

dollar

US / ˈdɒlə(r) /

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UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /

noun
A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent

mcu

US / /

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UK / /

noun
Medium close-up.

original

US / ə'rɪdʒənl /

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UK / əˈrɪdʒənəl /

adjecitve
Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
Being unique or thinking differently from others

shuffle

US / 'ʃʌfl /

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UK / ˈʃʌfəl /

verb
To change the order of items/people in a group

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

very

US / 'verɪ /

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UK / ˈvɛri /

adjecitve
Concerning a large degree or amount
adverb
A lot; much; many
Used to stress or emphasize a noun

topic

US / 'tɒpɪk /

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UK / ˈtɑpɪk /

noun
Subject or issue people talk or write about

act

US / ækt /

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UK / ækt /

noun
What someone did; action; behavior
A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
verb
To behave in a certain way
To perform on a stage or in a movie

batman

US / 'bætmən /

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UK / ˈbætmən /

noun
An orderly assigned to serve a British military officer

bit

US / bɪt /

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UK / bɪt /

noun
Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
Small piece of something
verb
(E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

literal

US / ˈlɪtərəl /

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UK / ˈlɪtərəl /

adjecitve
Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
Being real and true and without exaggerating

look

US / lʊk /

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UK / lʊk /

noun
Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
The way someone, something appears to be
Act of searching for or examining something
verb
To appear to be; seem

otherworldly

US / 'ʌðə'wɜ:ldlɪ /

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UK / ˌʌðɚˈwə:ldli /

adjecitve
Not belonging to this world; alien; weird

human

US / 'hju:mən /

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UK / ˈhjumən /

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

miss

US / mɪs /

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UK / mɪs /

noun
Action of not hitting something or someone
Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
verb
To be absent
To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
To do without something
To fail to see or sense something
To fail to understand someone's message
To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
To feel you want to see someone who is not there

underlie

US / ˌʌndəˈlaɪ /

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UK / ˌʌndərˈlaɪ /

verb
To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
To lie or exist beneath

fake

US / feɪk /

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UK / fek /

adjecitve
Not real; made to look like something real
noun
A copy of something made to trick people
verb
To make move in sports to trick a player
To try to trick or deceive someone

len

US / ˈlemɪŋ /

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UK / ˈlɛmɪŋ /

mechanic

US / məˈkænɪk /

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UK / mɪˈkænɪk /

noun
A person who looks after/works with machinery

oppose

US / əˈpəʊz /

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UK / əˈpoʊz /

verb
To fight against someone in a contest or game

possible

US / ˈpɒsəbl /

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UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /

adjecitve
Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
Having a chance of happening, or being true

rage

US / reɪdʒ /

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UK / reɪdʒ /

noun
Strong or violent anger
Sudden display of strong or violent anger
verb
To act or speak with strong or violent anger
To move violently, like a storm

stylist

US / ˈstaɪlɪst /

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UK / ˈstaɪlɪst /

noun
Someone who cuts hair

combat

US / 'kɒmbæt /

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UK / kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt /

verb
To fight someone or something physically

fingerprint

US / 'fɪŋɡəprɪnt /

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UK / ˈfɪŋɡɚˌprɪnt /

noun
Generic term for any identifying characteristic
Inked impressions of a person's fingerprints

work

US / wɜ:k /

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UK / wɚk /

adjecitve
Activity completed in order to make money
noun
The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
Everything created by an author, artist, musician
Activity you do in order to make money
Place of employment
Final product or result of a some labor or effort
verb
To bring into a specific state of success
To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
To do your job in your company or workplace
To make an effort to do something
To operate a machine or device

zach

US / ˌaʊtˈwɪt /

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UK / aʊtˈwɪt /

add

US / æd /

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UK / æd /

verb
To include as well
To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2

bring

US / brɪŋ /

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UK / brɪŋ /

verb
To take or go with someone to a place

project

US / prəˈdʒekt /

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UK / prəˈdʒɛkt /

noun
A planned piece of work for specific purpose
Group of homes built by government for poor people
verb
To predict what will happen in the future
To show something on a screen using light
To stick out past the edge of something

succeed

US / sək'si:d /

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UK / səkˈsid /

verb
To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
To take over position of one who has died or left
To come after or replace in a series

take

US / teɪk /

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UK / tek /

noun
Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
verb
To accept something that is offered
To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
To use a camera to make (a photo)
To pick up something and go away with it
To study a subject in school
To attempt to pass (an exam)
To require a certain amount of time, money, space

movie

US / ˈmu:vi /

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UK / ˈmuvi /

noun
Motion picture; film

tie

US / taɪ /

•

UK / taɪ /

noun
Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
Strong connection between people, countries
When both sides in a game, vote get same score
One match or game that is part of a bigger contest
Something that lessens a person's freedom
Thin piece of cloth worn round neck of shirt
Piece of wood/metal used to stop something moving
verb
To attach things (together) with a string or rope
To end a game, contest or vote with the same score
To require someone to be in a specific place

both

US / bəuθ /

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UK / boθ /

determiner
Used to refer to two things at the same time
pronoun
Used to refer to two things at the same time

change

US / tʃeɪndʒ /

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UK / tʃendʒ /

noun
Exchange of one set of clothes for another
Money in the form of coins instead of paper
Money returned after giving too much
Act of making or becoming something else
verb
To exchange one set of clothes for another
To exchange one kind of money for another
To replace something with another thing
To make or become something else
To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

frailty

US / 'freɪltɪ /

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UK / ˈfrelti /

noun
State of being weak in health, body (from old age)

numerous

US / ˈnju:mərəs /

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UK / ˈnumərəs, ˈnju- /

adjecitve
Existing in large numbers

prosperity

US / prɒ'sperətɪ /

•

UK / prɑˈspɛrɪti /

noun
State of being financially/economically successful
State of growing and being healthy

reactor

US / riˈæktə(r) /

•

UK / riˈæktɚ /

noun
Device to control nuclear energy as a power source

simple

US / 'sɪmpl /

•

UK / ˈsɪmpəl /

adjecitve
Not hard to understand or do; not complex
Having only a few parts; not complex
Being ordinary or normal
Being plain; without a lot added for style

whereas

US / ˌweərˈæz /

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UK / hwɛrˈæz, wɛr- /

conjunction
Taking into consideration the fact that

representation

US / ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn /

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UK / ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteʃən /

noun
Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
Picture showing something in a particular way
Act or action of representing something

show

US / ʃəʊ /

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UK / ʃo /

noun
False display of love, emotion or action
An event for displaying or promoting goods
Play, opera or theater production
Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
verb
To be easily seen or displayed
To display your emotions or feelings
To let someone see something; display
To explain or teach how something is done
To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
To prove something to be true, correct
To reveal or allow something to be seen

decidedly

US / dɪˈsaɪdɪdli /

•

UK / dɪˈsaɪdɪdli /

adverb
Without question and beyond doubt

design

US / dɪˈzaɪn /

•

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

noun
The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
verb
To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
To think of a plan

else

US / els /

•

UK / ɛls /

adverb
Otherwise; if you fail to
(Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition

direction

US / də'rekʃn /

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UK / dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ- /

noun
When someone tells people what to do
Describes the way you are going, e.g. North

heart

US / hɑ:t /

•

UK / hɑrt /

noun
A feeling of care for others; compassion
Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
Be cheerfully encouraging
Most essential, important, or central part
Referring to a promise or something important
State or feelings of affection or deep love
Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
The part of the body that pumps blood
Place where emotions are believed to be felt
A shape that represents love

way

US / weɪ /

•

UK / we /

adverb
Used to emphasize the amount of something
noun
Particular aspect of something being thought about
One of various choices that could be made
Particular existing condition or state
(Often long) distance or length of time
How something is done
Route to go to a place
Small street
Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

common

US / 'kɒmən /

•

UK / ˈkɑmən /

adjecitve
Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
Typical, normal; not unusual
noun
Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
Field near a village owned by the local community

all

US / ɔ:l /

•

UK / ɔl /

adverb
Completely; totally
determiner
Being every one of something
pronoun
100% of something; the complete amount

lonely

US / ˈləʊnli /

•

UK / ˈloʊnli /

adjecitve
Sad because apart from other people
Being far away and rarely visited by people

produce

US / prə'dju:s /

•

UK / prəˈdus, -ˈdjus, pro- /

noun
Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
verb
To grow something naturally
To make something appear
To manufacture something using machines
To control the making a movie or television show

strange

US / streɪndʒ /

•

UK / strendʒ /

adjecitve
Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected

reshape

US / ˌri:'ʃeɪp /

•

UK / riˈʃep /

verb
To form something into a new shape

who

US / hu: /

•

UK / hu /

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

broad

US / brɔ:d /

•

UK / brɔd /

adjecitve
General; not detailed
Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other

core

US / kɔ:(r) /

•

UK / kɔr, kor /

noun
Important central part of something
verb
To take out the central section of a fruit

dovetail

US / ˈdʌvteɪl /

•

UK / ˈdʌvˌtel /

verb
Fit together tightly

goal

US / ɡəʊl /

•

UK / ɡol /

noun
Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
(Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
(Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net

ephemera

US / ɪˈfemərə /

•

UK / ɪˈfemərə /

noun
Something transitory; lasting a day

specific

US / spəˈsɪfɪk /

•

UK / spɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjecitve
Precise; particular; just about that thing
Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing

spin

US / spɪn /

•

UK / spɪn /

noun
A dizzy feeling your head is turning around
A slant or hidden purpose, as in politicians' talk
A movement in a rapid turning motion
verb
To make a ball rotate when throwing it
To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
To convert material such as cotton into thread
To move something in a rapid turning motion

awkward

US / ˈɔ:kwəd /

•

UK / ˈɔkwəd /

adjecitve
Lacking smooth movement
Causing embarrassment or trouble
Difficult to deal with

inherent

US / ɪnˈhɪərənt /

•

UK / ɪnˈhɪrənt /

adjecitve
Existing as an essential part of

premise

US / 'premɪs /

•

UK / ˈprɛmɪs /

noun
Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
verb
To base your argument on

midnight

US / ˈmɪdnaɪt /

•

UK / ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /

noun
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

surface

US / 'sɜ:fɪs /

•

UK / ˈsɚfəs /

adjecitve
Of the top layer; not deep or meaningful
noun
Top layer of the ground or of water
Nature or emotions that show, but may not be true
Outside or upper layer of something
verb
To give (road) a top layer
To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
To come to the top of something; emerge
To come to the top level of water, mud, etc.

multiple

US / ˈmʌltɪpl /

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UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /

adjecitve
Having or involving more than one of something
noun
Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
Shop with many branches

three

US / θri: /

•

UK / θri /

number
Number 3

level

US / 'levl /

•

UK / ˈlɛvəl /

adjecitve
(Sports) equal to another
Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
noun
Specific height of something
Amount of ability you have compared to others
Floor or deck within a building
Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
verb
To aim a gun at someone
To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
To make things flat or even
To make a score equal to another, in sports

opposite

US / ˈɔpəzit /

•

UK / ˈɑpəzɪt /

adjecitve
Being totally different from
noun
Person, thing that is totally different to another
preposition
Across from or on the side facing something

man

US / mæn /

•

UK / mæn /

noun
Humans in general, including male and female
An adult male human being
Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
verb
To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

runaway

US / ˈrʌnəweɪ /

•

UK / ˈrʌnəˌwe /

adjecitve
(Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
Unhappy child who runs away from home
noun
Unhappy child who runs away from home

strip

US / strɪp /

•

UK / strɪp /

noun
Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
verb
To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
To take property, dignity away from (someone)

rig

US / rɪɡ /

•

UK / rɪɡ /

noun
Shape and number of sails on a ship
Structure that draws out oil from under the ground
A truck, usually large
verb
To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
To fit out a ship with ropes and sails
To fix something in place so that it does not move
To provide someone with clothes

stand

US / stænd /

•

UK / stænd /

noun
Effort to fight against something
Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
Place in a stadium where spectators watch
Table where things are sold at a fair or market
verb
To be a candidate in an election
To be able to accept someone, something; bear
To last for a long time
To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
To place something in a particular position; place
To be (as stated)
To still be valid
To have an opinion about something

excitement

US / ɪkˈsaɪtmənt /

•

UK / ɪkˈsaɪtmənt /

noun
When people feel very happy and enthusiastic

play

US / pleɪ /

•

UK / pleɪ /

noun
Loose, free movement between two objects
Single action in a sports game
Performance in which people act in a theater
verb
To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
To perform music on an instrument
To use a device, e.g. a video game
To do something for enjoyment and fun
To do or perform a game or sport

spectre

US / 'spektə(r) /

•

UK / ˈspɛktɚ /

noun
Mental representation of some haunting experience

this

US / ðɪs /

•

UK / ðɪs /

adjecitve
Used to indicate something already been discussed
Used to indicate something happening around now
adverb
An indication by a physical motion or gesture
A specific amount of
determiner
Person, thing, or idea near you
pronoun
Person, thing that has already been discussed

epic

US / 'epɪk /

•

UK / ˈɛpɪk /

adjecitve
Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
noun
A long story, often about many people and events

path

US / pɑ:θ /

•

UK / pæθ, pɑθ /

noun
Method of living leading to a particular result
Track made with stones, by walking over the ground

outside

US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /

•

UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

adverb
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
noun
Area around or near something, such as a building
preposition
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing

make

US / meɪk /

•

UK / mek /

noun
Product made by a particular company; brand
verb
To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
To get to (a place) on time
To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
To create something by putting things together
To earn a certain amount of money at a job
To cause or force a person to do something
To cause something to happen or be formed

run

US / rʌn /

•

UK / rʌn /

noun
Journey between two places made by ship or car
Series of similar things or successes and failures
Act of running; exercise of running
verb
To depart or travel according to a schedule
To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
(Of an engine) to be operating
To start or use a computer program
To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
To manage or operate a business
To operate or drive something
(Of a road) to go from one place to another
To move your legs faster than walking

pump

US / pʌmp /

•

UK / pʌmp /

noun
A device more moving liquids
Light woman's shoe
verb
To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
To make water/other liquid move using a machine
To move in or out, or up and down quickly
asking for information in an indirect way

trump

US / trʌmp /

•

UK / trʌmp /

noun
Any playing card of a suit that outranks another
verb
To gain an advantage over others

into

US / 'ɪntə /

•

UK / ˈɪntu /

preposition
Moving or going inside something
In the same direction as; in the direction of
So as to become; taking the state of

love

US / lʌv /

•

UK / lʌv /

noun
Person's name
A very strong feeling of affection
The person you care very deeply about
Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
verb
To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

john

US / dʒɔn /

•

UK / dʒɑn /

noun
A toilet.
A prostitute's client.
proper noun
(1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
The name of six kings of Portugal.

other

US / 'ʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌðər /

adjecitve
A thing different from that mentioned
determiner
(Something) else; not the first (one)
pronoun
Being the one and only thing of that category

power

US / 'paʊə(r) /

•

UK / ˈpaʊɚ /

noun
Legal or official right to perform certain actions
Ability to move forcefully and quickly
Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
Mathematical way to multiply a number
Condition of being in political control
Physical force, energy, and strength
verb
To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
To move something forcefully and quickly

one

US / wʌn /

•

UK / wʌn /

pronoun
You; we; people in general; someone
The thing or person previously referred to
adjecitve
Used to refer to people generally
Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
number
Number 1

open

US / 'əʊpən /

•

UK / ˈopən /

adjecitve
Available for use; accessible
Not being hidden; available for others to see
Being available for customers to enter or use
Allowing everyone to use or take part in
Not secret anymore
Not closed or shut
Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
noun
Name for a tennis or golf competition
verb
To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
To start the activities or services of a business
To make a space or hole appear in something
To move or change so that it is no longer closed
To start something, e.g. a new business

pull

US / pʊl /

•

UK / pʊl /

noun
Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
Force something has that draws other things to it
Using your hands to move something to you
verb
To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
To hold something and move it toward you
To remove something by force

than

US / ðən /

•

UK / ðən /

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

also

US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

•

UK / ˈɔlso /

adverb
In addition; too; in a similar way

how

US / haʊ /

•

UK / haʊ /

adjecitve
To what degree? in what amount?
adverb
(Used to explain the way to do something)
exclamation
For what purpose or reason?
(Used to ask someone or something's condition)

live

US / lɪv /

•

UK / liv /

adjecitve
Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
Glowing because burning; hot
Not yet killed (for food)
adverb
(Music, drama) as it is performed
verb
To be alive
To experience a particular type of life
To make your home in a house or town

kind

US / kaɪnd /

•

UK / kaɪnd /

adjecitve
In a caring and helpful manner
friendly and considerate
noun
One type of thing

therefore

US / ˈðeəfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / ˈðerfɔ:(r) /

adverb
And so; for that reason

year

US / jə: /

•

UK / jɪr /

noun
Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
Used to refer to the age of a person

you

US / jʊ /

•

UK / ju /

pronoun
Person someone is speaking or writing to
Person or people in general

big

US / bɪɡ /

•

UK / bɪɡ /

adjecitve
Popular
Serious
Large

aka

US / ˌeɪkeɪ'eɪ /

•

UK / ˌeɪkeɪ'eɪ /

abbreviation
AKA is an acronym for Also Known as

graphic

US / ˈgræfɪk /

•

UK / ˈɡræfɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning things that are drawn
In clear detail, often when unpleasant in some way
noun
Picture or drawing used to show something clearly

material

US / məˈtɪəriəl /

•

UK / məˈtɪriəl /

adjecitve
Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
Belonging to the world of physical things
noun
Cloth; fabric
Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
Substance from which a thing is made of

little

US / 'lɪtl /

•

UK / ˈlɪtl /

adjecitve
Being short in length of time
Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
Being very young or younger than others
adverb
By an amount or degree that is not very much
Not often; rarely
noun
A person's name

might

US / maɪt /

•

UK / maɪt /

other
Used to politely request an action
Used to express that something could happen
Power, strength, force or influence

murder

US / 'mɜ:də(r) /

•

UK / ˈmɚdɚ /

noun
Something that is difficult or painful to do
Crime of deliberately killing a person
verb
To intentionally kill a person
To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly

the

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

article
Used to refer to something already mentioned
Used to show there is only one of something
determiner
Used to describe all of a family

theme

US / θi:m /

•

UK / θim /

noun
An main or dominant idea, motif
Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
Main subject being discussed or described

civilian

US / sə'vɪlɪən /

•

UK / sɪˈvɪljən /

noun
Ordinary person who is not in the army

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

•

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

verb
To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
To be suitable for a particular job or role

hero

US / ˈhɪərəʊ /

•

UK / ˈhɪroʊ /

noun
Person of great courage/strength who saves others
Main male character in a book, play or story

opportunity

US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /

•

UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /

noun
Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance

ostensibly

US / ɒ'stensəblɪ /

•

UK / ɒ'stensəblɪ /

adverb
Apparently true or real, but probably not

stunning

US / ˈstʌnɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈstʌnɪŋ /

adjecitve
Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
verb
To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
To incapacitate using a special gun

slow

US / sləʊ /

•

UK / sloʊ /

adjecitve
Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
(Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
Having difficulty understanding simple things
Moving or happening without speed; not fast
verb
To move, with less speed than before
To move or go without much speed

US / səb'skraɪb /

•

UK / səbˈskraɪb /

verb
To regularly pay to receive a service

same

US / seɪm /

•

UK / sem /

adjecitve
Being equal in quality and amount
Identical; not different
Not changing; constant

role

US / rəʊl /

•

UK / rol /

noun
Character played by an actor
Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

bone

US / bəʊn /

•

UK / bon /

noun
Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
verb
To remove bones from meat or fish

brilliant

US / 'brɪlɪənt /

•

UK / ˈbrɪljənt /

adjecitve
Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
Being very bright, like a diamond; shining

devote

US / dɪˈvəʊt /

•

UK / dɪˈvoʊt /

verb
To dedicate
To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)

please

US / pli:z /

•

UK / pliz /

adverb
Used when you politely ask people for things
verb
To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
To make someone happy by doing something

obsess

US / əbˈses /

•

UK / əbˈsɛs, ɑb- /

verb
To talk or think about someone, something too much
To be the only thing that someone thinks about

really

US / ˈri:əli /

•

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

adverb
Used to stress something that is said; definitely
In a true or accurate manner
Very

stab

US / stæb /

•

UK / stæb /

verb
To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone

would

US / wʊd /

•

UK / wʊd /

other
Used to indicate something imagined
Used to ask or request something politely
Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
Used to indicate a preference
Used to indicate a reaction
Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

understand

US / ˌʌndə'stænd /

•

UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /

verb
To know the meaning of language, what someone says

adaptation

US / ˌædæpˈteɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌædæpˈteʃən /

noun
Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
Changing to a new form; thing that is changed

book

US / bʊk /

•

UK / bʊk /

noun
Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
verb
(Police) to officially record someone's crimes
To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player

currently

US / ˈkʌrəntli /

•

UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /

adverb
Happening or being in the present time

want

US / wɔnt /

•

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

noun
Something you desire or wish for
State or condition of poverty
verb
To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

video

US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

•

UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

adjecitve
Of a moving film, with sound
noun
Recording capturing action with sound
verb
To make a moving film of, with sound

rubber

US / 'rʌbə(r) /

•

UK / ˈrʌbɚ /

noun
Material used to make tires, etc.

absolutely

US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

•

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

adverb
Completely; totally; very

great

US / ɡreɪt /

•

UK / ɡret /

adjecitve
Very large in size
Very important
Very good; fantastic; wonderful
adverb
Very good; better than before
noun
Successful and well-admired person

depress

US / dɪ'pres /

•

UK / dɪˈprɛs /

verb
To make someone feel sad or miserable
To push something down

detrimental

US / ˌdetrɪˈmentl /

•

UK / ˌdɛtrəˈmɛntl /

adjecitve
Harmful

energy

US / 'enədʒɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛnədʒi /

noun
Physical or mental strength

mean

US / mi:n /

•

UK / min /

adjecitve
Being good at
Nasty; unkind
Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
noun
Average of a set of numbers
verb
To express a particular idea or thought
To intend to do something in particular
To have a particular meaning or value

silver

US / 'sɪlvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈsɪlvɚ /

adjecitve
Being the shiny gray color of mercury
noun
Person's name
Shiny gray color
Near white color metal with high value
Objects made from silver, such as dishes, forks
verb
To coat something with a layer of silver
To polish silver objects to make them shine

tend

US / tend /

•

UK / tɛnd /

verb
To move or act in a certain manner
To take care of
To regularly behave in a certain way

comic

US / ˈkɒmɪk /

•

UK / ˈkɑ:mɪk /

adjecitve
Funny; that makes you laugh
noun
Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
Amusing story told in a series of pictures

gibbon

US / ˈgɪbən /

•

UK / ˈɡɪbən /

noun
Small forest ape having long arms and no tail
Smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia a

interesting

US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

adjecitve
Taking your attention; making you want to know
verb
To make someone want to know about something
To persuade to do, become involved with something

nothing

US / 'nʌθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /

noun
Item of little or no value, importance, interest
Number or value of zero
pronoun
Not anything, not a single thing

michael

US / ˈmaɪk(ə)l /

•

UK / ˈmaɪkəl /

tell

US / tel /

•

UK / tɛl /

verb
To (strongly) advise a person to do something
To be able to guess
To say or communicate information to someone
To inform, but without speaking; indicate
To have a negative effect on someone
To order someone to do something; command
To recognize something based on certain signs
To report something to an authority
To explain something or teach someone something

york

US / jɔ:k /

•

UK / jɔrk /

proper noun
A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl

comment

US / 'kɒment /

•

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

noun
Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
verb
To say something that gives your opinion

during

US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

preposition
At some point in the course of an event or thing

suppose

US / sə'pəʊz /

•

UK / səˈpoʊz /

conjunction
What if
verb
To imagine or guess what might happen

then

US / ðen /

•

UK / ðɛn /

adverb
A time that is not now
Following another thing in time or arrangement
Following on reasonably from what was just stated
At that time, not now

watchman

US / 'wɒtʃmən /

•

UK / ˈwɑtʃmən /

noun
Guard who keeps watch, especially at night

argue

US / ˈɑ:gju: /

•

UK / ˈɑ:rgju: /

verb
To fight or disagree over something
To state your reasons for or against an idea

alter

US / ˈɔ:ltə(r) /

•

UK / ˈɔltɚ /

verb
To change so (clothing) fits better

fight

US / faɪt /

•

UK / faɪt /

noun
An argument or quarrel
Act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
A struggle to do a difficult task
verb
To argue or quarrel with someone about something
To try to hurt someone by hitting them
To struggle to do a difficult task

each

US / i:tʃ /

•

UK / itʃ /

determiner
Every one of two or more things
pronoun
Per one person or thing

happen

US / 'hæpən /

•

UK / ˈhæpən /

verb
To take place or occur

underpin

US / ˌʌndəˈpɪn /

•

UK / ˌʌndərˈpɪn /

verb
To support or strengthen the foundations of

demigod

US / ˈdemigɒd /

•

UK / ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd /

noun
Person with great powers and abilities

fun

US / fʌn /

•

UK / fʌn /

adjecitve
Amusing and enjoyable
noun
Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

hyper

US / ˈhaɪpə(r) /

•

UK / 'haɪpər /

adjecitve
Very excited or active

overweight

US / ˌəʊvə'weɪt /

•

UK / ˌovɚˈwet /

adjecitve
Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount

right

US / raɪt /

•

UK / raɪt /

adjecitve
Correct or true
The south side of you looking at the rising sun
adverb
Exactly in a place or time
Being appropriate for a particular event
In a straight or direct manner
noun
Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
Ideal of what is just and good
Political view based on conservatism
verb
To fix something previously wrong or unjust
To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

cheer

US / tʃiə /

•

UK / tʃɪr /

noun
Feeling of happiness or optimism
A loud shout of encouragement or approval
A toast used when raising your glass to drink
verb
To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
To make someone feel happier or less worried

place

US / pleɪs /

•

UK / ples /

noun
Particular location, area or region
verb
To put someone in a particular type of situation
To put something in a certain location or position

own

US / əʊn /

•

UK / on /

adjecitve
Belong to oneself
determiner
Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
pronoun
(Something) belong to myself
verb
To have something as your property

style

US / staɪl /

•

UK / staɪl /

noun
The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
verb
To shape or design something in a certain way

sequence

US / 'si:kwəns /

•

UK / ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns /

noun
Part of a movie showing one part of the story
verb
To arrange things in an order they should happen

get

US / ɡet /

•

UK / ɡɛt /

verb
To become affected by illness or disease
To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
To go somewhere to obtain something
To (cause to) do a particular thing
To obtain, receive or be given something
To currently have
To prepare for use
To understand something being said or read

directly

US / dəˈrektli /

•

UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /

adverb
In a frank and honest way
Right away; immediately

first

US / fɜ:st /

•

UK / fɚst /

adjecitve
1st; Coming before all others in time or place
noun
Something that has not happened before
Position of the winner of a competition

exciting

US / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

•

UK / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

adjecitve
Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
verb
To cause a reaction; make active
To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

medium

US / 'mi:dɪəm /

•

UK / ˈmidiəm /

noun
Method of expressing ideas or feelings
Something available in a middle size or condition
Person who claims to communicate with the dead

theatrical

US / θiˈætrɪkl /

•

UK / θiˈætrɪkəl /

adjecitve
Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
Dramatic; done for effect

film

US / fɪlm /

•

UK / fɪlm /

noun
Thin layer that covers something
Movie
verb
To record moving action with a camera

quickly

US / ˈkwɪkli /

•

UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /

adverb
Without taking a lot of time; fast

worldwide

US / ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd /

•

UK / ˈwɚldˈwaɪd /

adjecitve
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
adverb

hundred

US / 'hʌndrəd /

•

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

number
100

world

US / wɜ:ld /

•

UK / wɜrld /

noun
All the humans, events, activities on the earth
Political division due to some kind of similarity

young

US / jʌŋ /

•

UK / jʌŋ /

adjecitve
At an early stage of existence; not mature
Being recently created or started
noun
Babies in a group or family of animals

choice

US / tʃɔɪs /

•

UK / tʃɔɪs /

adjecitve
Of good quality or taste; desirable
noun
Decision between two or more possibilities

deform

US / dɪˈfɔ:m /

•

UK / dɪˈfɔ:rm /

verb
To change the normal form of something

see

US / si: /

•

UK / si /

verb
To go on a date with someone
To predict whether something is, or will be true
To understand what someone says
To use your eyes to look at something
To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
To visit or meet with someone
To find out by waiting or looking
To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

adverb
At a time earlier than the present; previously
conjunction
In advance of something happening
preposition
In front of someone or something

cover

US / 'kʌvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈkʌvɚ /

noun
A different version of another song
Bed sheets; blankets
(Police or military) protection from attack
Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
Thing you put over something to close or hide it
Front and back part of a book or magazine
Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
verb
To record a different version of another song
To include as part of its area
To put something over something to hide it
To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
To form a layer over something so it is hidden
To have sufficient funds to pay for something
To include something within an agreed limit
To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
(Police or military) to protect from attack
To travel a certain distance in a given time
To wrap something with something, such as a cloth

alive

US / ə'laɪv /

•

UK / əˈlaɪv /

adjecitve
Living; not dead

almost

US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /

•

UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /

adverb
Only a little less than, nearly, not quite

have

US / həv /

•

UK / hæv /

verb
To drink, smoke, eat or use something
To experience the effects of something
To organize an event, or join in an activity
To own, possess, or hold something
To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

last

US / lɑ:st /

•

UK / læst /

adjecitve
Most recent; the latest
The one before
adverb
Final; with nothing following; after all others
Most recent; the latest
determiner
The one at the end
verb
To remain or continue for a certain period of time

machine

US / mə'ʃi:n /

•

UK / məˈʃin /

noun
Piece of equipment used to do work
Powerful group who control and organize things
verb
To shape, work on something, using a device

polarize

US / ˈpəʊləraɪz /

•

UK / ˈpoʊləraɪz /

verb
To divide opinions into two extremes

six

US / sɪks /

•

UK / sɪks /

number
6

center

US / 'sentə /

•

UK / ˈsɛntɚ /

noun
Community place people go health or social reasons
Place in the middle of something
Person or thing that is attracting attention
verb
To direct focus toward something

exist

US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

verb
To be present, alive or real

end

US / end /

•

UK / ɛnd /

noun
The point where a process or activity stops
A point that marks the limit of something; finish
Goal or desired result
The tip, edge or limit of something
verb
To be the last part of something

filmmaker

US / 'fɪlmˌmeɪkə /

•

UK / 'fɪlmˌmeɪkə /

noun
Person who makes movies; movie producer, director

focus

US / 'fəʊkəs /

•

UK / ˈfokəs /

noun
Main purpose or center of interest or activity
verb
To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
To keep your attention, concentration on one thing

symbolize

US / 'sɪmbəlaɪz /

•

UK / ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz /

verb
To represent to show a thing's essential character

twelve

US / twelv /

•

UK / twɛlv /

number
12

scene

US / si:n /

•

UK / sin /

noun
Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
View that looks like a picture
Place where something particular happened
Part of an act in a play

vietnam

US / ˌvjet'næm /

•

UK / ˌvjet'næm /

other
A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in

could

US / kəd /

•

UK / kʊd /

other
Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

filmable

US / ˈfɪlməb(ə)l /

•

UK / /

adjecitve
(Used of a story or literary work) Capable of being adapted to motion picture form

know

US / nəʊ /

•

UK / noʊ /

verb
To be familiar with a person or place, thing
To feel sure or be convinced about something
To discover or be aware of something
To be able to distinguish
To have knowledge of things

often

US / ˈɔfən /

•

UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

adverb
Many times; frequently; on many occasions

runtime

US / rʌn'taɪm /

•

UK / rʌn'taɪm /

noun
Length of time a machine operates

moment

US / 'məʊmənt /

•

UK / 'moʊmənt /

noun
Very short or brief period of time
A particular period in time

weakness

US / ˈwi:knəs /

•

UK / ˈwiknɪs /

noun
Fault or bad quality preventing success
Liking for something that you are a bit ashamed of

wear

US / weə(r) /

•

UK / wer /

noun
Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
Damage from continual use over a long period
verb
To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
To display an expression or emotion on the face
To become weaker or damaged from continued use

armageddon

US / ˌɑ:məˈɡedən /

•

UK / ˌɑrməˈɡɛdn /

noun
Scene of the final battle at the end of the world

esque

US / /

•

UK / /

noun

government

US / ˈgʌvənmənt /

•

UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /

noun
Group of people and system that rule a nation

his

US / hɪz /

•

UK / hɪz /

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

intention

US / ɪnˈtenʃn /

•

UK / ɪnˈtɛnʃən /

noun
Aim or purpose

recently

US / ˈri:sntli /

•

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

adverb
Just a while ago; not long ago

recreate

US / ˌri:kriˈeɪt /

•

UK / ˌri:krɪ'eɪt /

verb
To make a past situation exist again

with

US / wɪð /

•

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

preposition
As an employee of a certain company
Against something or someone
By using something as a means
Due to; because of
Including
Possessing as a feature
Related to
(Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
Used to express that people or things are together

break

US / breɪk /

•

UK / brek /

noun
Time you stop an activity before continuing
End of a relationship
An escape from a place such as a jail
(Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
Change in the weather
verb
To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
To form a crack in something
To burst or become damaged
To end a relationship
To escape from a place such as a jail
To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
To act against a law, rule, or promise
To become known suddenly, as in the news
To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
To solve a crime, or answer a problem
To stop functioning properly
To suddenly start, open or commence
To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
To fall on the shore, as in waves
To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

decade

US / ˈdekeɪd /

•

UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /

noun
Period of 10 years

draw

US / drɔ: /

•

UK / drɔ /

noun
Something that attracts people to visit a place
A lottery or prize
Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
verb
To attract attention to someone or something
To get closer to or approach something or someone
To influence a person's involvement in something
To move an object by pulling
To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
To take one thing out of a container, etc.
(Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score

naysayer

US / 'neɪˌseɪə /

•

UK / 'neɪˌseɪə /

noun
Someone with an aggressively negative attitude

owl

US / aʊl /

•

UK / aʊl /

noun
Bird with large eyes that hunts at night

age

US / eɪdʒ /

•

UK / edʒ /

verb
To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
To get older
noun
Period of time in history
Number of years a person or thing has lived

dorky

US / /

•

UK / /

noun
Stupid; foolish.

gambit

US / ˈɡæmbɪt /

•

UK / ˈɡæmbɪt /

noun
Action made to produce a future advantage

fail

US / feɪl /

•

UK / fel /

noun
A mark on a test showing you did not pass
verb
To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
To not do or provide something that is needed
To stop working or functioning; to break down
To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong

idealize

US / aɪˈdiːəlaɪz /

•

UK / aɪˈdiːəlaɪz /

verb
To consider to be almost perfect

higgins

US / haɪə'rəɡlɪfs /

•

UK / haɪə'rəɡlɪfs /

sort

US / sɔ:t /

•

UK / sɔrt /

noun
Group or class of similar things or people
verb
To organize things by putting them into groups
To deal with things in an organized way

terry

US / 'terɪ /

•

UK / ˈtɛri /

other
A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath rob
English actress

should

US / ʃʊd /

•

UK / ʃʊd /

other
Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

actually

US / ˈæktʃuəli /

•

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

adverb
Used to add new (often different) information

repulse

US / rɪˈpʌls /

•

UK / rɪˈpʌls /

verb
To feel repelled by the thought, or presence of

spandex

US / 'spændeks /

•

UK / 'spændeks /

noun
Elastic synthetic fabric

sell

US / sel /

•

UK / sɛl /

verb
To exchange something for money
To persuade people to do, like or agree

use

US / ju:s /

•

UK / ju:s /

noun
Ability to employ something
Need to enable it to work
Permission to do something with something
Act of spending money
Operation of a machine for its function
verb
To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
To need to operate or work
To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
To treat a person badly
To do something with, for a task or purpose

write

US / raɪt /

•

UK / raɪt /

verb
To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
To invent or create a computer program
To create a song or piece of music

always

US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

•

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

adverb
For a very long time
At all times; in every situation
For ever

artwork

US / ˈɑ:twə:k /

•

UK / ˈɑrtˌwɚk /

noun
the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazin

after

US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

•

UK / ˈæftɚ /

adverb
Later than another time, or behind something
conjunction
Following something before
preposition
When an event happened or time has passed

goofy

US / 'ɡu:fɪ /

•

UK / ˈɡufi /

adjecitve
Silly or stupid; crazy

director

US / də'rektə(r) /

•

UK / dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ- /

noun
Senior person who manages part of an organization
Person who controls the acting in a movie or play

episode

US / 'epɪsəʊd /

•

UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /

noun
One separate event in a series of events
Show which is part of a larger story

many

US / 'menɪ /

•

UK / ˈmɛni /

determiner
Used to refer a large number of things

itself

US / ɪtˈself /

•

UK / ɪtˈsɛlf /

pronoun
Referring to it

notion

US / ˈnəuʃən /

•

UK / ˈnoʃən /

noun
Sudden idea or desire to do something

thousand

US / ˈθaʊznd /

•

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

number
Number 1,000

clock

US / klɒk /

•

UK / klɑ:k /

noun
A device that shows the time
verb
To measure the time something takes

here

US / hɪə(r) /

•

UK / hɪr /

adverb
In this place; at this location, position or time

position

US / pəˈzɪʃn /

•

UK / pəˈzɪʃən /

noun
Person's opinion or attitude about something
Specific location where someone or something is
Where you play or your role on a sports team
Person's job or status level
Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
verb
To put in a particular location or direction

new

US / nju: /

•

UK / nu, nju /

adjecitve
Not old, recently born, built or made
Being or doing something for the first time
Not felt, seen or known previously
Having been recently bought or obtained

scientific

US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /

•

UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning academic study of the physical world

tool

US / tu:l /

•

UK / tul /

noun
Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
verb
To provide a workshop with the right equipment

try

US / traɪ /

•

UK / traɪ /

noun
Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
verb
To make an effort, to attempt to do something
To examine someone or something in a court of law
To test to see if it is good or you like it
To make a person go through hardship; test
To examine something to see if it works

four

US / fɔ:(r) /

•

UK / fɔr, for /

number
4

global

US / ˈgləʊbl /

•

UK / ˈgloʊbl /

adjecitve
Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
Of, affecting, or involving the entire world

probably

US / ˈprɒbəbli /

•

UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

adverb
That is likely to happen or be true

safe

US / seɪf /

•

UK / sef /

noun
Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
adjecitve
Highly likely
Being out of danger

satisfy

US / ˈsætɪsfaɪ /

•

UK / ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ /

verb
To make someone happy because they got their wish
To do what is required in order to finish

million

US / ˈmɪljən /

•

UK / ˈmɪljən /

number
1,000,000

publish

US / 'pʌblɪʃ /

•

UK / ˈpʌblɪʃ /

verb
To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
To release information to the general public

mutilate

US / ˈmju:tɪleɪt /

•

UK / ˈmjutl:ˌet /

verb
To cause severe damage, e.g. by cutting a part off

while

US / waɪl /

•

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

conjunction
In spite of the fact that; although
During the time that; at the same time
noun
Short amount of time

violence

US / ˈvaɪələns /

•

UK / ˈvaɪələns /

noun
Strong physical force of nature
Use of physical force to harm someone

consider

US / kən'sɪdə(r) /

•

UK / kənˈsɪdər /

verb
To think carefully about something

genre

US / 'ʒɒ̃rə /

•

UK / ˈʒɑnrə /

noun
Category of art, music with its own qualities

novel

US / 'nɒvl /

•

UK / ˈnɑvəl /

adjecitve
Unusual and new or different from previous things
noun
Written fiction story

story

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

•

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building
Account or description of how something happened

true

US / tru: /

•

UK / tru: /

adjecitve
Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

alien

US / 'eɪlɪən /

•

UK / ˈeliən,ˈeljən /

adjecitve
Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
noun
Foreigner; a person not from this place
Person or creature from a planet other than Earth

ever

US / 'evə(r) /

•

UK / ˈɛvɚ /

adverb
At any time; at all times in the future

point

US / pɔɪnt /

•

UK / pɔɪnt /

noun
An item to be discussed
Small spot or dot
Fact or detail
Feature of something
The size of the text on a page or screen
A certain time or stage in a process
Certain position in time or space
Idea or fact you try to convince people about
Measurement of scores in a game, sport
Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
verb
To face a certain direction, e.g. north
To indicate something with your finger to others

strike

US / straɪk /

•

UK / straɪk /

noun
A punch or hit
Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
verb
To hit something
To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
To have an idea occur to you

sure

US / ʃʊə(r) /

•

UK / ʃʊr /

adjecitve
Having no doubts about something
Have confidence in your own words or actions
Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
Being correct or true
adverb
What you say to agree willingly

teleport

US / ˈtelipɔːt /

•

UK / ˈtelipɔːrt /

verb
To transport through dematerialization

feel

US / fi:l /

•

UK / fil /

verb
To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
To sense through direct contact; touch

deduce

US / dɪˈdju:s /

•

UK / dɪˈdu:s /

verb
To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion

gleam

US / gli:m /

•

UK / ɡlim /

noun
A small light that shines softly; shining quality
verb
To have a bright, shiny quality

himself

US / hɪmˈself /

•

UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

pronoun
The same (male) person who did the action

past

US / pɑ:st /

•

UK / pæst /

adjecitve
No longer current or new
adverb
So as to go beyond, or further than something
noun
Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
preposition
After a particular time
At a later point in distance; beyond

too

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

adverb
In addition, also; with emphasis
Say that something is more than you want

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

hate

US / heɪt /

•

UK / het /

noun
Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
An object that you hate
verb
To have a very strong feeling of dislike for

out

US / aʊt /

•

UK / aʊt /

adverb
No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
Away from home, business, or the usual place
In a direction/movement away from inside or center
noun
Act when a batter cannot continue playing
verb
To tell people a secret

over

US / 'əʊvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈovɚ /

adverb
Finished; no longer happening
Towards the ground/away from a standing position
noun
A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
other
Finished
preposition
Showing the relation when a thing is above another
On or covering something
Above or across something
More than you need
From one side to the other
In the direction of; toward

dan

US / dæn /

•

UK / dɑn, dæn /

noun
Any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate.
A small marker buoy with a lightweight flagpole.
proper noun
(in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.

doomsday

US / ˈdu:mzdeɪ /

•

UK / ˈdumzˌde /

noun
A day said to end time; the end of the world

dave

US / deɪv /

•

UK / deɪv /

nineteen

US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /

•

UK / naɪnˈtin /

number
19

silk

US / sɪlk /

•

UK / sɪlk /

noun
Fine cloth material used for making clothes

something

US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

adverb
In some degree or measure
noun
a person or thing of some value or consequence
pronoun
Thing that is not yet known or named
Approximately

version

US / ˈvə:ʃən /

•

UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /

noun
Different way that someone interprets something
New or different form of something
An updated form of some software

call

US / kɔ:l /

•

UK / kɔl /

noun
A order or request for action
The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
A short visit to a place or person
A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
verb
To make a request or order for action
(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
To announce the date of an election
To make a judgment about something
To give someone or something a name
To guess in advance the result or outcome
To visit a place or person for a short time
To phone someone
To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

altogether

US / ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r) /

•

UK / ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ /

adverb
All things considered
Completely and entirely, fully
With all included and counted

gift

US / gɪft /

•

UK / ɡɪft /

noun
Something given to another for a reason; present
Special skill or natural ability to do something

far

US / fɑ:(r) /

•

UK / fɑr /

adjecitve
A long way away
Being a long way away
adverb
To a large degree or extent

leave

US / li:v /

•

UK / liv /

noun
Permission to do something
Vacation time; time off work
verb
To go away from; depart
To gift property to someone after you die
To allow something to continue happening
To let something remain unused or available
To let something or someone remain somewhere

where

US / hwɛə /

•

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

conjunction
At or in the place which
In whatever place
pronoun
Word you use to ask the location of something

another

US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

•

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

adjecitve
One more, but not this
determiner
One more added
pronoun
One more (thing)

complex

US / 'kɒmpleks /

•

UK / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks /

adjecitve
Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
noun
Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
Psychological issue regarding self-image

faithful

US / 'feɪθfl /

•

UK / ˈfeθfəl /

adjecitve
Showing constant support for someone or something
Worthy of trust
noun
(Religious) people who believe in a god or gods

issue

US / 'ɪʃu: /

•

UK / ˈɪʃu /

noun
Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
Single edition of a magazine
verb
To make something available to be used or sold
To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner

real

US / rɪəl /

•

UK / ˈriəl, ril /

adjecitve
Actually existing or happening, not imagined
Being important or special

sometimes

US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

adverb
Only at certain times; occasionally

visual

US / 'vɪʒʊəl /

•

UK / ˈvɪʒuəl /

adjecitve
Of or relating to vision
noun
Pictures/images used to help audience understand

completely

US / kəmˈpli:tli /

•

UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

adverb
In every way or as much as possible

glorify

US / 'ɡlɔ:rɪfaɪ /

•

UK / ˈɡlɔrəˌfaɪ, ˈɡlor- /

verb
To praise for achievements (not always rightly)

only

US / ˈəunli /

•

UK / ˈonli /

adverb
Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
Not very important or serious
Just that type of thing, person
Short time ago; not before a certain time
conjunction
Except; but

nine

US / naɪn /

•

UK / naɪn /

number
9

release

US / rɪ'li:s /

•

UK / rɪ'li:s /

noun
Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
verb
To free someone from a responsibility or burden
To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
To let go of something you are holding

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

number
2

accurate

US / ˈækjərət /

•

UK / ˈækjərɪt /

adjecitve
With no mistake or error; Correct

avert

US / əˈvɜ:t /

•

UK / əˈvɜ:rt /

verb
To prevent something negative from happening
To turn (your eyes, gaze) away from something

large

US / lɑ:dʒ /

•

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

adjecitve
Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

most

US / məʊst /

•

UK / most /

adverb
Very; extremely
Greatest possible degree
pronoun
Nearly all of something

screen

US / skri:n /

•

UK / skrin /

noun
Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
Flat surface on a computer or TV showing images
verb
To hide or block something from being seen
To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate

revel

US / 'revl /

•

UK / ˈrɛvəl /

verb
To get a lot of enjoyment from; celebrate

and

US / ənd /

•

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

conjunction
Used to refer to two or more things
Plus; in addition; on top of that
Used to introduce an action that follows another

animate

US / 'ænɪmeɪt /

•

UK / ˈænəˌmet /

verb
To give life, energy, or motion to something

back

US / bæk /

•

UK / bæk /

adjecitve
Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
adverb
Have returned to a place you were before
noun
The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
Location at the rear of something
The reverse of side something
Area on the rear of your body
verb
To bet money on something
To go backwards in a car
To support and encourage someone or some cause

base

US / beɪs /

•

UK / bes /

noun
Place military personnel live, train, and operate
Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
Most important idea or ingredient to add others
Origin or start from which something came
Main place where an organization or a person works
verb
To use as the starting point or origin for
To have as the main location for (company, etc.)

frame

US / freɪm /

•

UK / frem /

noun
Structure that holds a picture or photo
A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
Main part of structures supporting the other parts
verb
To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
To put say or write something in a careful way
To put a picture in a protective structure

guy

US / ɡaɪ /

•

UK / ɡaɪ /

noun
Man; boy; any person

invasion

US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /

•

UK / ɪnˈveʒən /

noun
Entry into a place to cause harm

manhattan

US / mæn'hætn /

•

UK / mæn'hætn: /

noun
A cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters
other
One of the five boroughs of New York City

inspiration

US / ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌɪnspəˈreʃən /

noun
Force making you feel you can do things, succeed

until

US / ənˈtɪl /

•

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

conjunction
Up to; to a time when something happens
preposition
Before (a specific time)

tone

US / təʊn /

•

UK / toʊn /

noun
Atmosphere or feeling in a message
Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
Difference in pitch between musical notes
Specific shade of color
Quality of sound created by a musical instrument
Sound of a voice that reveals emotion or meaning
verb
To increase the quality of muscles by exercise

company

US / 'kʌmpənɪ /

•

UK / ˈkʌmpəni /

noun
Good feeling from being with someone else
A business that sells things or provides services
Guests, especially in your home
Being with another person rather than alone

critique

US / krɪˈti:k /

•

UK / krɪˈtik /

noun
A review of the quality of a work
verb
To review the quality of a work

fifteen

US / ˌfɪfˈti:n /

•

UK / fɪfˈtin /

number
15

failure

US / ˈfeɪljə(r) /

•

UK / 'feɪljər /

noun
When things go wrong; lack of function
Act or result of not achieving your goals

literally

US / ˈlɪtərəli /

•

UK / ˈlɪtərəli /

adverb
So as to express the exact meaning of something
Used to say something is true, even if unlikely

think

US / θɪŋk /

•

UK / θɪŋk /

verb
To have an idea about something without certainty
To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

boundless

US / ˈbaʊndləs /

•

UK / ˈbaʊndlɪs /

adjecitve
Without limits; innumerable; limitless

for

US / fə(r) /

•

UK / fɔr,fə /

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

escalation

US / ˌeskə'leɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌeskə'leɪʃn /

noun
An increase in severity

league

US / li:ɡ /

•

UK / liɡ /

noun
Group of people, countries with a common goal
Association of sports teams that organizes matches

necessarily

US / ˌnesəˈserəli /

•

UK / ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr- /

adverb
In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable

reinvent

US / ˌri:ɪn'vent /

•

UK / ˌriɪnˈvɛnt /

verb
To present something in a new and interesting way

time

US / taɪm /

•

UK / taɪm /

noun
Speed at which music is played; tempo
Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
Occasion when something happens
Period or occasion that something occurred
Period in history or the past
Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
How long an event takes; duration
verb
To check speed at which music is performed
To choose a specific moment to do something
To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

through

US / θru: /

•

UK / θru /

adjecitve
having finished using or doing something
adverb
From the beginning of something until the end
preposition
Over, in, across an entire thing or place
Allowing you to pass between, or to
By a particular way or process; by the use of

spend

US / spend /

•

UK / spɛnd /

verb
To use money to pay for something
To use time in order to do something
To use up something completely

unite

US / juˈnaɪt /

•

UK / juˈnaɪt /

verb
To join or come together for the same goal

tower

US / 'taʊə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtaʊɚ /

noun
Tall, narrow building
Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
verb
To be very good at something

amount

US / ə'maʊnt /

•

UK / əˈmaʊnt /

noun
Quantity of something
verb
To add up to a certain figure

atomic

US / əˈtɒmɪk /

•

UK / əˈtɑ:mɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning atoms

black

US / blæk /

•

UK / blæk /

adjecitve
Color of the sky on a dark night
noun
A person with dark skin, often of African origin
Person's name
verb
To fill in something to make it a very dark color

difference

US / 'dɪfrəns /

•

UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /

noun
A thing or issue that people do not agree about
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

head

US / hed /

•

UK / hɛd /

noun
Counter for the number of cattle
Natural mental ability or intelligence
Leader or person with the greatest authority
Mind; mental ability; mental state
Side of a coin with a head on it
Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
Starting point of something, e.g. a river
verb
To hit a ball with your head in a game
To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
To become the leader of something
To lead or be responsible for something

joke

US / dʒəʊk /

•

UK / dʒoʊk /

noun
A funny or amusing statement
Something or someone not taken seriously
verb
To say or do things that are meant to be funny

never

US / 'nevə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

adverb
Not ever; not at any time

success

US / sək'ses /

•

UK / səkˈsɛs /

noun
Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
A successful person; one who achieved their aims

superhero

US / ˈsu:pəhɪərəʊ /

•

UK / ˈsu:pərhɪroʊ /

noun
Fictional character who fights evil

clothe

US / kləʊð /

•

UK / kloʊð /

verb
To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress

mankind

US / mænˈkaɪnd /

•

UK / ˈmænˌkaɪnd /

noun
All humans thought of as one group; humanity

question

US / 'kwestʃən /

•

UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /

noun
Issue or problems you are dealing with
What you ask about; issue
verb
To ask for or try to get information
To have or express concerns or uncertainty

street

US / stri:t /

•

UK / strit /

noun
Road in a city with buildings and places to walk

mystery

US / ˈmɪstri /

•

UK / ˈmɪstəri /

noun
Quality of being strange and not understood
Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
Something that is not known

title

US / 'taɪtl /

•

UK / ˈtaɪtl /

noun
Book produced by a publisher
Name given to something to identify or describe it
Name showing profession, marriage or social status
(Legal) the right to own something, e.g. property
Position of being the winner in a sport or contest
verb
To give a name to identify or describe something

shoot

US / ʃu:t /

•

UK / ʃut /

noun
Emerging new part of a plant
verb
To kick or throw a ball at a goal
To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
To (cause to) fly away forcefully
To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph

ask

US / ɑ:sk /

•

UK / æsk /

verb
To say to someone that you want something

enthusiasm

US / ɪnˈθju:ziæzəm /

•

UK / ɛnˈθuziˌæzəm /

noun
Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
Great interest and excitement in something

express

US / ɪk'spres /

•

UK / ɪkˈsprɛs /

adjecitve
Sent by a fast mail service
Traveling at high speed
noun
Fast train or bus
verb
To send something by fast mail
To state or show what you think or how you feel

extend

US / ɪkˈstend /

•

UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /

verb
To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
To reach from one point to another
To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
To make something last longer

discussion

US / dɪˈskʌʃn /

•

UK / dɪˈskʌʃən /

noun
Any long communication about a particular topic

indictment

US / ɪnˈdaɪtmənt /

•

UK / ɪnˈdaɪtmənt /

noun
Charge of committing a crime

nuclear

US / ˈnju:kliə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju- /

adjecitve
Concerning or involving the center of an atom

source

US / sɔ:s /

•

UK / sɔrs, sors /

adjecitve
Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
noun
Piece of information; a person giving information
Place from which something necessary comes
verb
To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

specifically

US / spəˈsɪfɪkli /

•

UK / spəˈsɪfɪkli /

adverb
As regards a particular thing; closely related to
In particular

well

US / wel /

•

UK / wɛl /

adjecitve
Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
Healthy and in good condition
adverb
In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
In a complete, total, or full manner
A great and considerable degree
In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
exclamation
Used to begin or continue a particular statement
Used to show you want to start saying something
Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
You say this to change the topic of a conversation
Used to indicate you are making a final remark
noun
Long deep hole in the ground to get water
verb
To cause your eyes to fill with tears

start

US / stɑ:t /

•

UK / stɑrt /

noun
First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
Sudden action or movement because you are scared
other
Beginning of something in place or time
verb
To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
To turn something on

within

US / wɪˈðɪn /

•

UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

adverb
Inside the limits of an area, time or range
preposition
From the inside of something

unique

US / jʊ'ni:k /

•

UK / juˈnik /

adjecitve
Unlike other things; being the only one like it

casualty

US / ˈkæʒuəlti /

•

UK / ˈkæʒuəlti /

noun
Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident

divergence

US / daɪ'vɜ:dʒəns /

•

UK / daɪˈvə:dʒəns /

noun
Moving away; becoming different or separate

eighty

US / 'eɪtɪ /

•

UK / ˈeti /

number
80

generation

US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

noun
Act or process of producing or causing something
People born and living at about the same time

fan

US / fæn /

•

UK / fæn /

noun
Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
verb
To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
To use a device to cool yourself, something

lampoon

US / læmˈpu:n /

•

UK / læmˈpun /

verb
To ridicule with satire, e.g. on TV

occur

US / əˈkɜ:(r) /

•

UK / əˈkɚ /

verb
To come to pass or to happen

postmodern

US / ˌpəʊstˈmɒdn /

•

UK / ˌpoʊstˈmɑ:dərn /

adjecitve
Of a philosophy that rejects modern ideas

moore

US / mʊə /

•

UK / mʊr /

other
English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in )

those

US / ðəʊz /

•

UK / ðoz /

determiner
The people or things we are talking about
pronoun
The objects far from the speaker

though

US / ðəu /

•

UK / ðo /

adverb
Although, despite the fact that

thug

US / θʌg /

•

UK / θʌɡ /

noun
Violent or aggressive person

line

US / laɪn /

•

UK / laɪn /

noun
Border that divides two places or regions
Long crease in the skin, often from age
Mark that is long, straight and very thin
Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
Telephone connection
People waiting one behind the other; queue
Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
verb
To put material along the inside of something

just

US / dʒʌst /

•

UK / dʒʌst /

adjecitve
Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
Doing or being what is right or fair
Legally correct; having enough evidence
adverb
Almost; nearly
Exactly at the time of
Exactly (the same as, like)

talk

US / tɔ:k /

•

UK / tɔk /

noun
Style of speaking
Discussion between two countries
Giving information in front of people; lecture
Saying things or ideas to someone with words
verb
To make a formal speech about something
To say things or ideas to someone with words

motif

US / məʊ'ti:f /

•

UK / moˈtif /

noun
A distinctive form, shape or figure in a design

cold

US / kəʊld /

•

UK / kold /

adjecitve
Having a very low temperature
Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
noun
Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat

capable

US / 'keɪpəbl /

•

UK / ˈkepəbəl /

adjecitve
Being able to do something very well; proficient

costume

US / 'kɒstju:m /

•

UK / ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum /

noun
Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film

evolve

US / ɪ'vɒlv /

•

UK / ɪˈvɑlv /

verb
To develop certain features
To develop or change slowly over time
To slowly change or develop into something better

explode

US / ɪk'spləʊd /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplod /

verb
To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
To increase in number or amount very quickly
To burst or cause to burst into pieces

extremely

US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

•

UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /

adverb
In a way that is much more than usual or expected

few

US / fju: /

•

UK / fju /

pronoun
Not many, a small number

fact

US / fækt /

•

UK / fækt /

noun
Something that is known or proved to be true

homicidal

US / ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdl /

•

UK / ˌhɑ:mɪˈsaɪdl /

adjecitve
Likely to kill another human being; murderous

industrial

US / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /

•

UK / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /

adjecitve
Concerning making things in factories

positive

US / ˈpɒzətɪv /

•

UK / ˈpɑzɪtɪv /

adjecitve
Showing agreement or support for something
Being sure about something; knowing the truth
Having the charge produced by electrons
Being good or useful
Showing that a chemical is present in a test

strong

US / strɒŋ /

•

UK / strɔŋ /

adjecitve
(Of tea or beer) dark or thick
Having big muscles; physically powerful

much

US / mʌtʃ /

•

UK / mʌtʃ /

adjecitve
Very; to a high level or degree
adverb
A lot; large amount; a high degree of
Nearly; basically
On many occasions; often
noun
A large amount; a great quantity

usher

US / ˈʌʃə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌʃɚ /

noun
One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
Man who plays a part in a marriage ceremony
verb
To serve as a leader or guide

branch

US / brɑ:ntʃ /

•

UK / bræntʃ /

noun
Part of a family related to the same members
Part of organization with a specific function
Part of a tree growing outward from the trunk
One of several streams combining to create a river
Local office or store of a bank or large company
(Often secret) group or subgroup of a religion
Specific area of knowledge or study
verb
To separate away from the main part

definitely

US / ˈdefɪnətli /

•

UK / ˈdefɪnətli /

adverb
Without question; beyond doubt

mass

US / mæs /

•

UK / mæs /

noun
Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
Large amount or number of something
Main or largest part of something
Large number of people considered as a whole
Amount of matter that an object has
verb
To gather people or things into a large group

kill

US / kɪl /

•

UK / kɪl /

noun
Animal killed by a person or other animal
verb
To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
To end the life of a person or other living thing
To be very funny
To prevent something from continuing or operating
To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

populate

US / 'pɒpjʊleɪt /

•

UK / ˈpɑpjəˌlet /

verb
To live in a particular area, as a group

omnipotent

US / ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

•

UK / ɑ:mˈnɪpətənt /

adjecitve
All-powerful; having unlimited power

intend

US / ɪnˈtend /

•

UK / ɪnˈtɛnd /

verb
To plan or want to do something

subject

US / 'sʌbdʒɪkt /

•

UK / ˈsʌbdʒekt /

noun
Citizen of an area or country
The person or thing that does the action of a verb
People who take part in experiments or tests
An area of study at school, e.g. math, history
What a book, article etc. is about; theme
verb
To cause to suffer or experience something

snyder

US / 'snəʊmæn /

•

UK / ˈsnoˌmæn /

Subtitles section

Zack Snyder has made four superhero films, starting with Watchmen and climaxing in his version of Justice League.

It's safe to say he's definitely left his fingerprints on these beloved characters.

While his last might be the subject of the most discussion, it's his first film in that quadrilogy that is the most important.

Both for what it got right and what it got wrong.

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You know, for a guy who calls himself The Comedian, I can never tell when you're joking.

Watchmen.

That's a real joke.

Released in two thousand and nine, Zack Snyder's Watchmen tells the story of a real world nineteen eighties that looks very different from our past.

One populated by spandex clad superheroes and omnipotent demigods.

At the center of the film is a murder mystery that asks a simple question.

Who killed The Comedian?

This simple premise had a nearly two decades long path to the silver screen.

The graphic novel the film is based on, created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, is considered one of the greatest works the comic book medium ever produced.

Filmmakers as disparate as Jill Silver, Darren Aronofsky, and even Terry Gilliam all failed to bring the epic superhero mystery to life.

Gilliam even went so far as to call the project unfilmable.

But that didn't stop Zack Snyder from trying to bring the film to cinemas after the runaway success of his adaptation of Frank Miller's Three Hundred.

which pulled in close to four hundred and fifty six million dollars worldwide.

It didn't occur to me to think it was unfilmable, probably until about halfway through.

And then, of course, it was too late.

Snyder's take on the material was absolutely devoted to the source material, so much so that there are three distinct cuts of the film, a theatrical cut, a director's cut,

and an extended cut, which added animated adaptations of the in world comic strip called The Black Freighter.

Snyder's Watchmen has a very distinct goal.

It wants to be the most faithful adaptation of the material that has ever existed.

Does it succeed in that goal?

That's another topic altogether, but you can tell that Snyder and company really wanted to make a translation of the book that would be as close to the original product as possible, even if Alan Moore didn't want them to.

Some people might even argue that the movie is so faithful it's a bit detrimental.

Many of the scenes from the book are recreated within the film and are often shown shot for shot as the existing comic book pages.

But here's the key difference.

The expressed point of the Watchmen movie and the book are decidedly different.

Published in the year of the movie, Watchmen was intended to be a deconstruction of the superhero genre.

It recontextualized all of the tropes of the medium at large but also specifically drew inspiration from the Charlton Comics characters, which has recently been sold to DC.

It placed emphasis on failure, frailty, and human mistake.

It was the opposite of a power fantasy.

It was an indictment.

The book was written as a postmodern critique of the aspirations that the medium had been selling generations of young readers.

The movie didn't really have the opportunity to function as the same kind of deconstruction for the currently raging superhero industrial complex because back in the year of the movie, it was just ramping up.

There was no DCEU or MCU to critique.

Zack Snyder's Watchmen seems to completely miss the notion that Watchmen as a story is supposed to lampoon how power fantasies work.

In the book, Dan Dryberg aka Night Owl is a lonely, overweight, depressed man who wears literal spandex.

The design of his costume is dorky and awkward and that is the point.

Seeing these things in the real world would be strange and otherworldly and more often than not, goofy.

In Snyder's world, Night Owl is covered in gleaming metal and Michael Keaton Batman esque rubber.

He's just a superhero.

All of that weakness and goofiness is gone.

The way he looks, acts, and the amount of power he possesses changes the underlying meaning of the story.

This divergence from the original intention of the book, while recreating the events of the book laboriously, is at the heart of the Watchmen movie.

Just look at the sequence where Silk Spectre and Night Owl get into a fight with a gang of street thugs.

In the book, it's a clumsy and shuffling fist fight.

It's awkward and when the violence does happen, it's not something that makes you fist pump out of excitement.

It's just angry people punching each other.

Whereas in the film, the violence is glorified and filmed as though we should be cheering for our heroes.

The camera revels in the broken bones and stabbings.

Snyder uses slow motion and wire work to make Night Owl and Silk Spectre hyper capable combat machines.

The lens focuses on the violence as opposed to being repulsed by the fact that these two civilians are ostensibly committing murder.

The aesthetic choices that Moore and Gibbons make in the book just seem to go over Snyder's head.

Now that's not to say violence doesn't play a role in Moore and Gibbons Watchmen.

It absolutely does.

From comedians' homicidal impulses to Dr. Manhattan working for the U.S.

government during the Vietnam War to Rorschach's Last Stand, violence is inherent in the superhero genre.

Therefore, it's examined from multiple angles in the book.

But it's never positioned as something positive or exciting.

It's a tool to underscore that these powerful beings are to be feared.

Snyder can be a brilliant director.

He's extremely gifted at creating stunning visuals and cinematic moments, but he's just not that great at understanding what those moments symbolize in the context of a broader narrative.

And that idea dovetails directly into the biggest change that movie made to the book.

In the finale of the book, issue twelve, titled A Stronger, Loving World,

We learn that the character of Ozymandias has killed numerous people in New York and faked an alien invasion.

By doing this, he's going to unite the world in a fear of the unknown style gambit and usher in a new age of human prosperity.

One global government, a de escalation of the Cold War,

and an averting of nuclear Armageddon, all from the sacrifice of just a few human lives.

In the film, this is altered to be Ozymandias framing Dr. Manhattan for mass casualties by rigging atomic reactors to explode, killing fifteen million people.

Manhattan, quickly deducing what has just happened, teleports to Ozymandias' base, only to be shown the fact that the world's common fear of his power is uniting the globe.

You know, just talking about the end, you know, the idea that God, you know, could become the other to hate.

I find that sort of philosophically satisfying.

This ending is a very polarizing topic.

Some fans feel that using Manhattan to be the thing that unites the globe is a brilliant idea.

It thematically ties together many of the underpinnings of power and scientific progress that exist in the story, while others think that the world needs to unite over something outside of our own creation, a true fear of the other.

This ending works better than some of the naysayers want to trump it.

It feels like a unique and interesting spin and is still in line with the core themes of what the story needed to work.

No!

You haven't idealized mankind, but you've deformed it.

You've mutilated it.

That's your legacy.

The movie probably would have been more of an accurate adaptation if it focused on actually using narrative mechanics like this.

Things that were thematically true to the source, but not literally true.

Snyder spends so much of the runtime of the film recreating Dave Gibbons' artwork, instead of taking the core idea that's being depicted and evolving that into filmable sequences.

Just look at what is absolutely the best thing about the film, the opening credits sequence.

Everything that is being depicted there is pulled from the book's ancillary materials and extended ephemera, but it's been recontextualized into new scenes and sequences that aren't in the book at all.

It's exciting.

It's got energy and it feels alive in a way that almost nothing else in the film does.

In many ways, Watchmen is the key to understanding Snyder's time working in the DCEU.

He's a visual stylist and has boundless enthusiasm and a love for the characters.

However, that love tends to lean in a very specific direction and with a very specific tone,

that doesn't always understand the core of these long running icons.

He's obsessed with the surface level representation of the characters and the stories, not necessarily the underlying themes and motifs or emotional importance of them.

The Book Watchman is a towering achievement.

It reshaped the public's perception of what comic books could be.

The movie?

Not so much.

It's a fun superhero movie that maybe takes itself a little too seriously sometimes, and if it had branched out a bit and tried to reinvent the book as opposed to recreating it, maybe it too could have been a towering achievement.

And that's all we have for today's episode.

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