Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in places: In some locations but not others
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• break out
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• live a lie: To behave dishonestly about one's true feelings or identity.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• inferior: Being of little importance or worth
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• person: Man, woman or child
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• call: A order or request for action
• shit: A coarse term for defecation
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• inferiority: State of being not as good as others
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• africa: Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
• stop: To block or close something
• fabrication: Deliberately false or improbable information
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria