Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• grievance: Feeling of being treated unfairly
• vile: Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
• dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
• altercation: A noisy quarrel, disagreement or fight
• copycat: Someone who copies the words/behavior of another
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled