Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in terms of
• set up
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• leave: To go away from; depart
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• precaution: Action performed in order to prevent trouble