Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to the touch: When tested or sensed by physical contact.
• count out: To say numbers 10 to 1 to declare a boxer 'out'
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• come running: To approach quickly by running.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• requirement: A demand that someone does something
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• person: Man, woman or child
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deep: Complex and important
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• mysteriously: In a confusing or difficult to understand way
• tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• examiner: Someone who gives a test
• happen: To take place or occur
• autopsy: Examination of dead body to find cause of death
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• moan: To complain about something
• dead: Not alive
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• compress: To press tightly together
• baffle: To puzzle; to confuse
• aneurysm: Dangerous swelling of blood vessel in brain/heart
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• paramedic: Person whose job is to treat medical emergencies
• coroner: Person whose job is to find out the cause of death
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages