Vocabulary

• on fire: Very successful or popular
• set on: To attack
• in memory of: To honor or commemorate someone who has died.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• fire escape: A special staircase or ladder for escaping from a burning building.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• convey: To carry or transport something
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• address: Exact street location of a place
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
• hysterical: Being out of control mentally; violently emotional
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• embassy: Building where an ambassador works
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
• barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• electoral: Concerning elections
• orchestrate: To organize and plan
• blackmail: To threaten to tell a secret unless you are paid
• char: To become burnt and the outside appears black
• margarita: Cocktail made of tequila, triple sec and lime
• gunman: Person who shoots a gun (as specified)