Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• such as: For example; like
• a wide array: A large and impressive collection or range of things.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• actions speak louder than words: What people do is more important than what they say.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• have to: Must do
• interact with
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• defense: Argument in support of something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• person: Man, woman or child
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• espionage: Act of spying
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• proactively: So as to head off anticipated future problems
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• spire: Pointed structure on top of a building e.g. church