Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• forbidden fruit: Something that is desired because it is not allowed.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
• going on: To continue doing something
• planted on: To deceive someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• count on: To depend on someone
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• no questions asked: Without asking for explanations or reasons.
• man down: Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
• dropping by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• sharp: Person's name
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• incapable: Not capable or able to do something
• greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• happen: To take place or occur
• dead: Not alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• unearth: To discover by searching thoroughly
• cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
• resurrection: Bringing a dead person/unused thing back to life
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
• sermon: Moral talk given as part of a church service
• flask: Narrow-necked drink container
• reverend: Form of address for certain Christian priests
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• blanc: White sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables