Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• deal with
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• initial: First letter of your given name
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• couple: To join something to something else
• due: When something is required or expected
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• role: Character played by an actor
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• dozen: 12 people or things
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• business: A company formed for making profit
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place