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to make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time

launch

100

a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

documentary

100

the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

hero

100

a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

rock music

100

one of the songs or pieces of music on an album (=collection of songs or pieces of music)

track

200

a particular type of art, writing, music etc, which has certain features that all examples of this type share

gender

200

the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are sold →

box office

200

a dramatic or musical entertainment


performance

200

the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

folk music

200

something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful

hit

300

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance


audience

300

something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful

hit

300

the place where some action occurs


scene

300

an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
a drama festival

festival

300

an examination consisting of a few short questions

quiz

400

a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

cartoon

400

the lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records

charts

400

a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience


stage

400

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

film

400

a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

news

500

a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts an actor


comedian

500

a set of television or radio programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same type of subject, and are usually broadcast every week or several times a weeks

series

500

a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

thriller

500

a book or film that is very good or successful

blockbuster

500

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements


newspaper