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If you are wondering what the most common English vocabulary in *The Truman Show* is, you will find essential words like "think about" (A2), "look forward to" (B1), "tidy up" (B1), "fix" (A2), "slice" (A2), "extra" (A1), "hold on" (A2), "manipulator" (C1), "exaggerate" (B2), "lie" (A2), "broken legs and all" (idiom, B2), "belong" (A2), "prevent" (B1), "revolve around" (B2), "frequency" (B1), "runaway" (B1), "move in for close-up" (B2), "go away for a while" (A2), "stock vending machines" (B1), and "enhance" (B1). This show is ideal for English learners because its dialogue mirrors real, everyday speech—Truman Burbank, Christof, Meryl, Marlon, and Sylvia all use these terms naturally in emotional, relatable scenes, helping you understand both meaning and context.

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This vocabulary set suits A2 (pre‑intermediate) to B2 (upper‑intermediate) learners. Simple words like "lie" and "slice" are accessible, while phrases like "revolve around" and "broken legs and all" challenge you with idiomatic and figurative language. *The Truman Show* offers a perfect blend of clear speech and meaningful repetition, making it an excellent resource for building practical, conversational English.

#	Word / Phrase	Level	Count
1	think about	A2	2	+
2	look forward to	B1	2	+
3	tidy up	B1	2	+
4	fix	B1	2	+
5	slice	A2	2	+
6	extra	B1	2	+
7	hold on	B2	1	+
8	manipulator	C1	1	+
9	exaggerate	B2	1	+
10	lie	B1	1	+
11	broken legs and all	C1	1	+
12	belong	A2	1	+
13	prevent	B1	1	+
14	revolve around	B2	1	+
15	frequency	B2	1	+
16	runaway	B2	1	+
17	move in for close-up	B2	1	+
18	go away for a while	B1	1	+
19	stock vending machines	B2	1	+
20	enhance	B2	1	+
21	close call	B2	1	+
22	join	A2	1	+
23	force onto a bus	B2	1	+
24	done with	B1	1	+
25	premature	B2	1	+
26	listen	B2	1	+
27	dangerous character	B2	1	+
28	in some respects	B2	1	+
29	afraid	A2	1	+
30	lead a normal life	B1	1	+
31	dice	C1	1	+
32	stand by	B1	1	+
33	shed parts	B2	1	+
34	back to old self	B2	1	+
35	walk in front of traffic	B2	1	+
36	get off the island	B1	1	+
37	go ahead	B1	1	+
38	what takes so long	B1	1	+
39	on pins and needles	C1	1	+
40	show the way to go home	B1	1	+
41	now and then	B1	1	+
42	account for	B2	1	+
43	fear the water	B2	1	+
44	here we come	B1	1	+
45	klutz	B2	1	+
46	short-base camera	C1	1	+
47	operators are standing by	B2	1	+
48	Mardi Gras	B2	1	+
49	so little time	B1	1	+
50	capsize	B2	1	+
51	steal air time	C1	1	+
52	charge	B2	1	+
53	greatest hits	B1	1	+
54	alternative source	B2	1	+
55	cheat off someone's test	B2	1	+
56	mixed up in	B2	1	+
57	meet quota	B2	1	+
58	set-up	B2	1	+
59	tune in	B2	1	+
60	hold	B1	1	+
61	scrape together	B2	1	+
62	check under	B1	1	+
63	off limits	B1	1	+
64	threaten	B2	1	+
65	equivalent to the GNP of a small country	C1	1	+
66	blocked at every turn	C1	1	+
67	go out for	B1	1	+
68	localise	C1	1	+
69	reminisce	C1	1	+
70	on fire	B1	1	+
71	what's going on	B1	1	+
72	leave on	B1	1	+
73	live	B1	1	+
74	distress	C1	1	+
75	wishful thinking	B2	1	+
76	crackdown	B2	1	+
77	two for one	B1	1	+
78	guard against	B2	1	+
79	stay back	B1	1	+
80	carrot-top	B2	1	+
81	get antsy	B2	1	+
82	go up the stairs	A2	1	+
83	intruder	B2	1	+
84	What's your rush?	B1	1	+
85	clean up trash	B1	1	+
86	glow in the dark	B2	1	+
87	eagerness to leave the womb	C1	1	+
88	take a shower	A2	1	+
89	not up to one	B2	1	+
90	come close to	B2	1	+
91	let out	B1	1	+
92	any minute	B1	1	+
93	counterfeit	C1	1	+
94	leave	A2	1	+
95	prisoner	B1	1	+
96	peril	C1	1	+
97	unusual cat	B1	1	+
98	come by	B1	1	+
99	go all over	B1	1	+
100	miss spot	B1	1	+

* These frequency counts are approximate values based on AI-extracted vocabulary data.