Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• for no good reason: Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• tag along: To accompany someone, especially when uninvited or not needed.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• investigation: Search for information about something
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• hop: Dance party
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• own: To have something as your property
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• convict: Person in prison
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• cork: The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• unharmed: Not injured, or damaged; safe
• informant: Person who reports what happened at an event
• ebony: Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
• pathologist: Scientist studying disease or dead bodies
• satanic: Extremely evil or cruel
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran