Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• at least: As a minimum
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• next to: Being located along side another
• such as: For example; like
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• due: When something is required or expected
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• daily: Happening every day
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• autopsy: Examination of dead body to find cause of death
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• afterlife: Life after death
• inferno: Large fire in a building or other place
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• arson: Crime of burning property
• eve: The time just before something happens
• decease: To die
• terrorize: To frighten by saying you will hurt or kill
• ripper: Murderer who slashes the victims with a knife