Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• defense: Argument in support of something
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• point: An item to be discussed
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• pouch: Pocket; a folded area that holds something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• decency: Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
• defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
• bad: Not good; wrong
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• bass: Type of fish
• fun: Amusing and enjoyable
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• capitol: A building occupied by a state legislature