Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at least: As a minimum
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• lead to: To result in some action
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• license: To give official permission to do something
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• deeply: To a significant degree
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• code: To express information in a series of numbers
• lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• decomposition: State of decay or rot
• dead: Not alive
• stalker: Someone obsessively following/watching a person
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• caliber: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• machete: Heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting jungle
• alias: False or secret second name
• terrorize: To frighten by saying you will hurt or kill
• morbidity: Relative incidence of a particular disease
• tenor: Male with the natural highest adult singing voice
• misspell: To spell something incorrectly
• cipher: Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
• revolver: Pistol that has multiple slots for bullets
• jive: To dance the jive (holding one hand and turning)
• macabre: Suggesting death or violence in a weird way
• gentry: Nobles: People of high social standing e.g. lords
• beltway: Highway encircling an urban area