Vocabulary

• light on: To illuminate something.
• have to: Must do
• check into: To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sign of the times: An indication or reflection of current social or cultural trends.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• express: To send something by fast mail
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• shed: Small building used for storage
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• huge: Very very large
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• callous: Hardhearted; uncaring
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• manifesto: Political statement of the beliefs or policies
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• hostel: Cheap hotel for young people
• firearm: Small weapon that you fire
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• silencer: Short tube attached to a gun that makes shot quiet