Villain - the main bad character in a story, play, film etc.

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Just interesting phrases – it is not obligatory to learn them)))

The most popular holiday destinations

Ongoing - still happening or being done

Malady - an illness

Subconscious control

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Here you will find the explanations for the words from exercise 2

Shallow – not interested in serious ideas, strong feelings, or other important things

Unconvincing – an unconvincing character, story, or performance is difficult to believe or enjoy, because it does not seem real or likely

Likeable – pleasant, friendly, and easy to like

Convincing – something that is convincing makes you believe that it is true or persuades you to do something

Believable – described in a way that makes you think something or someone could really exist.

Overcomplicated – difficult to do, deal with, or understand, especially because of involving a lot of different processes or aspects

Predictable – if something is predictable, it happens in the way that you would expect

Absorbing – something that is absorbing is so entertaining that you give it all your attention

Gripping – very exciting and interesting

Riveting – extremely interesting or exciting

Laughable – very silly, or unreasonable

Stunning – surprising, powerful, and effective

Staggering – extremely surprising

Astounding – extremely surprising or shocking

Amateurish – done or made without much skill

Wooden – an actor who is wooden does not express enough emotion in their performance

Appalling – very unpleasant and shocking

Contrived – false or artificial

Confusing – if something is confusing, it is not easy to understand because it is complicated or not well organized or explained

Thought-provoking – interesting in a way that makes you think of new ideas or that changes your attitude to something

Compelling – interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely

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Here you will find the explanations for the words from exercise 4

Outstanding – extremely good or impressive

Stimulating – making you feel interested

Over-the-top – someone or something that is over-the-top is so extreme that they seem unreasonable or silly. You can also say that they are OTT

Profound – used about very strong feelings, especially negative ones

Clichéd - phrase or idea that is boring because people use it a lot and it is no longer original