Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• check out
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• on the radar: Being noticed or tracked; within someone's awareness or attention.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• bad blood: Feelings of hate between people because of arguments or things that happened in the past.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• walk free: To be released without punishment or penalty.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• set up
• on duty
• lead to: To result in some action
• deeply troubled: Experiencing significant emotional distress or worry.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• to a T: Exactly, perfectly fitting or accurate.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• captured on: To record or film something.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• off duty: Not working; not engaged in one's regular work or task.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• convict: Person in prison
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• apprehend: To arrest someone
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information