Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• going on: To continue doing something
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• in the grip of: Under the strong influence or control of something.
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• account: An advantage
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• fellow: Man or a boy
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• respond: To answer something or someone
• role: Character played by an actor
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• vow: Very serious promise
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• homeland: Country where you were born
• racially: With respect to race