Vocabulary

• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• captured on: To record or film something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• go away: To go on vacation
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• drug cartels: Criminal organizations that control drug trafficking operations.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• at sea
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• cross it: To cancel or eliminate something from a list or plan.
• coordinate with: To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• adversely affected: Negatively impacted or harmed.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• break up
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• investigation: Search for information about something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• fund: To supply money for something
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• plane: An airplane
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• passenger: Person who is traveling in a vehicle
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• takeoff: A composition imitating someones artistic work
• quad: Four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
• brawl: Noisy quarrel/fight among a group, e.g. in public
• destroyer: Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• hiker: Someone taking a long walk in a rural area for fun
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet