Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• have to: Must do
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pick up the pieces: Begin to recover after a failure or disaster.
• deal with
• in terms of
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• inmate: Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• convict: Person in prison
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• notoriety: the state of being famous for being bad in some way
• barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• close: Almost; near
• alibi: Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
• manslaughter: Killing of a human being without intention
• commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
• caretaker: Job of taking care of others or their property
• holly: Tree with red berries, associated with Christmas