Vocabulary

• deal with
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• mouse around: To search or explore casually or without a clear plan.
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• express: To send something by fast mail
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
• act: To behave in a certain way
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• convict: Person in prison
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• limelight: Light from burning lime on stages of old theaters
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position