Vocabulary

• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• have to: Must do
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• wondered: To feel curious about something
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• embassy: Building where an ambassador works
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• reunited: To cause to come together after being apart
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• symbolic: Representing something, but without real effect
• proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• prosper: To be a success and make money
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• intercepted: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
• desolate: To destroy a place
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country