Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• some time ago: At a point in the past; not recently.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in terms of
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• convict: Person in prison
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• agrarian: Concerning farming or land