Vocabulary

• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• at least: As a minimum
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• out of a nightmare: To have escaped a very difficult or distressing situation.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• carry out
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• have to: Must do
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• chill: State of being a little cold
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• performance: Act of doing something
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
• suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought
• cog: Toothed wheel fitting into others to turn machines
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• faithfully: In a trustworthy manner
• bureaucrat: Official who enforces petty rules
• friar: Religious man who lives by begging