Vocabulary

• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• at least: As a minimum
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• battle out: To compete or fight until a winner is decided.
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• consider: To think carefully about something
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• section: A part of a whole
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• expire: To breathe out
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• trend: Current style or fashion
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• dozen: 12 people or things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• trust: To expect confidently
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• cross: Angry and upset
• punishment: Being punished; thing you do when being punished
• barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• apprehend: To arrest someone
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• online: Connected to the internet
• telegram: Written message sent by using an electrical device
• mistreat: To act badly toward someone; abuse
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine