Vocabulary

• on fire: Very successful or popular
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• check out
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• due: When something is required or expected
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• steep: Very expensive
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• person: Man, woman or child
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• area: Amount of measured space
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• harrowing: Extremely shocking or upsetting
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• discontent: Feeling of dissatisfaction; a lack of contentment
• superintendent: Person in charge of a department or organization
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful