Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• on time
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• baseball field: A field on which baseball is played.
• in the throes of: Experiencing a very difficult or painful process.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• deal with
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• person: Man, woman or child
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• perimeter: Outline or border; outer edge
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• residence: Place where a person lives
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• canister: Container, usually cylindrical and made of metal
• shotgun: Double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon