Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• at least: As a minimum
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• such as: For example; like
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• 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
• 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
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• 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
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• 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
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• role: Character played by an actor
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• 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
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• 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
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• 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
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• bolster: To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• burn: To destroy with fire
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• cartel: Groups united for a common (illegal) action
• 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