Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at school: Present and attending school.
• have to: Must do
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• expire: To breathe out
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• shut: To stop being open for business
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• person: Man, woman or child
• workforce: The total number of working people
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• protector: Person who cares for persons or property
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• adoptive: (Parents and children) related by adoption
• democratically: In a democratic manner; based on democratic ideas
• messiah: Expected king and savior of the Jewish people