Vocabulary

• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• carry out
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• express: To send something by fast mail
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• anguish: Great suffering caused by pain, worry, unhappiness
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• allege: To state without proof
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• add: To include as well
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• pistol: Small hand gun
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal