Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• behind with: Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on remand: Being held in custody while awaiting trial.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• join in
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• convict: Person in prison
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
• dispel: To make fear, an idea etc. go away
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• burn: To destroy with fire
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• hypocrisy: When one decries a thing while doing it themselves
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• kerosene: A liquid fuel used in heaters, lamps
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof