Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• turn off
• bleed for: To suffer or sacrifice greatly for something or someone.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• filed a lawsuit: To officially submit a legal claim or complaint to a court.
• by your side: Near you, supporting you.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• chance on: To find or discover something unexpectedly.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• have to: Must do
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• chill: State of being a little cold
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• person: Man, woman or child
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• hypocrisy: When one decries a thing while doing it themselves
• retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• misconduct: Bad or inappropriate behavior
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• playboy: Man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
• mama: A mother
• frontman: Man who serves as leader but lacks authority