Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• law enforcement officer: A member of an agency responsible for enforcing laws.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• first shot: The first attempt at doing something.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• have to: Must do
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• have it both ways: To try to enjoy two opposing things at the same time.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• investigation: Search for information about something
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• important: Having power or authority
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• vigorous: Having energy, strength, or good health
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• procedure: A medical operation
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• license: To give official permission to do something
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• discretion: The right to exercise your own judgment
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• extraordinarily: Extremely
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• bulge: To curve outward from the surface, as when full
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• disarm: To take away the weapons of
• firearm: Small weapon that you fire
• changer: A person who changes something