Vocabulary

• street value: The price that an illegal drug will fetch when sold on the street.
• shark fin: A fin on the back of a shark.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at least: As a minimum
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in conjunction with: Together with; along with
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• shift: To change in position or direction
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• spike: The top point in a graph
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hub: Center of action or interest
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• daily: Happening every day
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• land: Region or country
• business: A company formed for making profit
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• opium: Addictive drug made from the seeds of a poppy
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• mule: Animal breed combining a horse and a donkey
• sterling: Of very strong, true character; very reliable
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off