Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• have to: Must do
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• descend into: To go down into a place.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• got to: To arrive at some place
• going on: To continue doing something
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• camp: A (military) base
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country