Vocabulary

• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• fell ill: To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• lead to: To result in some action
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
• break back: To return quickly to a previous place or state.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• deeply troubled: Experiencing significant emotional distress or worry.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• make waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• on the warpath: Being very angry or ready to argue or fight.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• 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
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• fellow: Man or a boy
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• couple: To join something to something else
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• act: To behave in a certain way
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• homicide: A murder
• resemblance: Being similar in appearance
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• area: Amount of measured space
• enact: To make a bill into law
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• heinous: Hatefully bad; evil
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
• slay: To kill violently
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• tamper: To interfere with; change for the worse
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
• decease: To die
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• sadden: To cause someone to be sad
• posthumous: Done or happening after a person's death