Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• count on: To depend on someone
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• weed out: To remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• sit down: To take a seat
• hiding out: The act of concealing oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• in the manner: In the way or style of.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• consider: To think carefully about something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• leave: To go away from; depart
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
• prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• surround: To be all the way around something
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• alive: Living; not dead
• homicide: A murder
• demise: Concerning a death
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• dead: Not alive
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• price: Person's name
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• mafia: Secret criminal organization
• earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy