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
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • 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
  • live: To be alive
  • cork: The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
  • 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
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    • as a result of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Because of something; owing to.
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    • assault

      US /əˈsɔlt/

      UK /əˈsɔ:lt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone physically or emotionally
      • Noun
      • An attack on someone physically or emotionally
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • ayatollah

      US /ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə/

      UK /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə/

      • Proper Noun
      • Important religious or political leader in Iran
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    • best known

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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    • by mistake

      US /baɪ mɪˈstek/

      UK /bai misˈteik/

      • Phrase
      • Accidentally; unintentionally.
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    • call for

      US /kɔl fɔr/

      UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
      • To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • convict

      US /kənˈvɪkt/

      UK /kənˈvɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person in prison
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is guilty of a crime in a law court
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    • cork

      US /kɔrk/

      UK /kɔ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
      • The soft bark of an oak tree
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
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    • delivery

      US /dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri/

      UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/

      • Noun
      • Way someone acts when speaking publicly
      • Act of taking something to a person or place
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    • disturb

      US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
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    • ebony

      US /ˈɛbəni/

      UK /'ebənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • for a minute

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For a short period of time; briefly.
      • Used to indicate a sudden realization or thought.
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    • for no good reason

      US /fɚ no ɡʊd ˈrizən/

      UK /fə nəu ɡʊd ˈri:zən/

      • other
      • Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
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    • in prison

      US /ɪn ˈprɪzən/

      UK /in ˈprizən/

      • Phrase
      • Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • informant

      US /ɪnˈfɔrmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈfɔ:mənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who reports what happened at an event
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    • into thin air

      US /ˈɪntu θɪn er/

      UK /ˈɪntuː θin eə(r)/

      • Phrase
      • To vanish completely and mysteriously.
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    • investigation

      US /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Search for information about something
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    • literature

      US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
      • The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • murder

      US /ˈmɚdɚ/

      UK /'mɜ:də(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that is difficult or painful to do
      • Crime of deliberately killing a person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To intentionally kill a person
      • To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
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    • national

      US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/

      UK /'næʃnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a nation as a whole
      • Countable Noun
      • A person of a particular country
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
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    • of interest

      US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/

      UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/

      • other
      • Relevant or important to someone or something.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • on the record

      US /ɑn ði rɪˈkɚd/

      UK /ɔn ðə riˈkɔ:d/

      • Adjective
      • Officially documented or registered.
      • Phrase
      • Made as an official or public statement that can be quoted.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pathologist

      US /pæˈθɑlədʒɪst/

      UK /pəˈθɒlədʒɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Scientist studying disease or dead bodies
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    • penalty

      US /ˈpɛnəlti/

      UK /'penəltɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative effect resulting from your actions
      • Punishment for committing a crime or offense
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    • prison

      US /ˈprɪzən/

      UK /'prɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
      • A state of confinement or captivity.
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • satanic

      US /səˈtænɪk, se-/

      UK /səˈtænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely evil or cruel
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    • serial

      US /ˈsɪriəl/

      UK /ˈsɪəriəl/

      • Noun
      • Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
      • Adjective
      • Arranged according to a particular system or order
      • Repeating the same actions in the same way
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    • skull

      US /skʌl/

      UK /skʌl/

      • Noun
      • Structure of bones forming the face and head
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    • southwest

      US /saʊθˈwɛst, saʊˈwɛst/

      UK /ˌsaʊθ'west/

      • Noun
      • Location in the southwestern part of an area
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stop in

      US /stɑp ɪn/

      UK /stɔp in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
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    • strangle

      US /ˈstræŋɡəl/

      UK /'stræŋɡl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • switch on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something electrical on or off
      • Phrasal Verb
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    • tag along

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone, especially when uninvited or not needed.
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • truck

      US /trʌk/

      UK /trʌk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
      • Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport something on a lorry, van
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • under the radar

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
      • Secret; unnoticed; not attracting attention.
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    • unharmed

      US /ʌnˈhɑːrmd/

      UK /ʌnˈhɑ:nd/

      • Adjective
      • Not injured, or damaged; safe
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vanish

      US /ˈvænɪʃ/

      UK /'vænɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
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    • warn

      US /wɔrn/

      UK /wɔ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone about possible danger
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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