Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the rampage: Behaving violently and destructively in a furious manner.
• better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• border on: To be very similar to; come very close to
• give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• couple: To join something to something else
• due: When something is required or expected
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• cartel: Groups united for a common (illegal) action
• harrowing: Extremely shocking or upsetting
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• carnage: Destruction and devastation involving human deaths
• stave: Wooden post used in structures and buildings
• rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way