Vocabulary

• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• previous day: The day before the current day.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• in living color: In full, bright, natural colors; vividly.
• blood and guts: Very violent or graphic, showing or describing serious injury.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
• burn through: To use up a supply of something, especially money, very quickly.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• going on: To continue doing something
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• at least: As a minimum
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• strike: To hit something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• leave: To go away from; depart
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• ward: Person's name
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• robbery: Crime of stealing; an act of robbing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• plane: An airplane
• shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• harrowing: Extremely shocking or upsetting
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• caliber: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• hacker: Person accessing computers without permission
• ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone
• rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
• revolver: Pistol that has multiple slots for bullets
• fireball: Ball of fire (such as the sun)
• pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet