ADVANCED ENGLISH TERM 2

nananananana

fearless

brave

to leap

jump

sequel

2nd movie

top-grossing

lucrative, profitable

to astound

to be amazed

to adhere to

to stick to

convention

costumbre

compelling

gripping

action-packed

full of action

portrayal

retrato

literary

literario

embraced

hug

inept

incompetente

eternal

for ever

critically acclaimed

praised by reviewers

blockbuster

éxito de taquillas

persona

imagen publica

to what extent

hasta qué punto

to depict

representar

at the expense of

a la expensa de

box-office

taquilla

to be elated

exultante

thriving

succeeding

baffled

confused

onstage

en el escenario

cameo role

brief appearance

unassuming

modesto

disguise

disfraz

exhilarated

very happy

mundane

dull

to revive

to resurrect

perceptive

intuitivo

assumption

supposition

uncount

no contable

enduring appeal

gusto duradero

dazzled

amazed

plausible

likely to be true

grossed

earned before tax has been deducted

shave off

reduce an amount

morph

change with the use of technology

blissfully

happily

paragons

people who are perfect, modelos

chick flick

love film

sick lit

genre which involves kid illnesses

second to none

the best

second rate

de segunda categoria

engrossed in/by

absorto

stem from

be caused by

attention span

periodo de concentración

one-off

exception

a hook

enganche

revenue

impuestos

cost-cutting

recorte de gastos

a juggling act

dealing with several things at the same time

clean up your act

begin to behave in a better way

bring the house down

make the audience laugh or clap

read someone like a book

understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling

paint the town red

to go out and have a good time

**on the edge of my seat**

very excited and giving full of attention to sthg

shallow

hueco

appaling

very bad

flawless

benefitial

contrived

artificial

poignant

that has feelings of sadness

tangled

enrevesada

cliched

estereotipo

to be starry-eyed

to have an enthusiastic, romantic view of the situation

to reach for the stars

to try and achieve challenging goals

to thank one’s lucky stars

to be grateful for opportunities or good fortune

to be written in the stars

to say a course of events is certain to happen

what price fame

a phrase to suggest the acquisition of fame may not be worth it

a claim to fame

an unusual reason why sme may have become well-known

15 minutes of fame

short period a person is briefly famous and receives lots of media attention

to shoot to fame

to suddenly become famous after a remarkable achievement

to write out of

change a story to cut a teenager

come across as

be seen by others in a certain way

run through

practice

get sthg across

communicate/ be understood

fade out

gradually disappear

take on

acquire a new characteristic

read for

to audition

put on

behave in a false way

in the flesh

en persona, in real life

live up to my expectations

cumplir mis expectativas

bring the house down

provoke an ovation

folley

everyday sounds

uncanny

strange, rare

subtle

sutil

rendition

proper interpretation

awkwardly

clumsy, not fluent

sedentary activity

actividad sedentaria

exhilarated

very happy

unattainable

inalcanzable

bewildered

baffled, confused

see red

become angry

part and parcel

cosas que tienen que pasar

put on an act

fingir