Vocabulary

• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• on alert: In a state of readiness or vigilance; watchful and prepared for potential danger or action.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• amount: Quantity of something
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• investigation: Search for information about something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• audio: Concerning sound
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• person: Man, woman or child
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• ray: Person's name
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off