Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• course: The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• chill: State of being a little cold
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• investigation: Search for information about something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• point: An item to be discussed
• person: Man, woman or child
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it