Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• drop in the bucket: An amount too small to make any real difference.
• in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in terms of
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• afford: To make available, to provide
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• malnourished: Not having had adequate nourishment or food
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• area: Amount of measured space
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• orphanage: Home for children whose parents have died
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
• assassinate: To murder a famous or public figure
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• barb: Sharp point which curves backwards