Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fast and furious: Done with great speed and energy; full of excitement and intensity.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• to no avail: Without success; having no effect.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• at first blush: When first considered or judged; on first sight.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• going on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for lack of trying: Without failing due to insufficient effort; despite much effort.
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• have to: Must do
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• furious: Extremely angry
• address: Exact street location of a place
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• account: An advantage
• value: Importance you attach to something
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• triple: Group or set of three
• avail: To make use of an opportunity or an advantage
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• goose: Large water bird related to a duck
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• depot: Storage place for goods
• unrelated: Not related; not connected
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
• polyester: Resin in which polymers are joined by esters
• revolver: Pistol that has multiple slots for bullets
• doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
• kidnapper: Someone who captures another then demands money
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• hiker: Someone taking a long walk in a rural area for fun