Vocabulary

• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• trust: To expect confidently
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• fix: Answer to a problem
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
• careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• red: Being the color of blood
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know