Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• vow: Very serious promise
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
• gunman: Person who shoots a gun (as specified)
• northwestern: Area in the north and west
• southwestern: From the south west