Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• start over: To begin again.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• theft: Act of stealing
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
• part: Division of a book
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• triple: Group or set of three