Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• going on: To continue doing something
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set alight: To cause something to start burning; ignite.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on the face of it: Based on first impressions; seemingly.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• set on: To attack
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cheek by jowl: Very close together or side by side without space.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• vow: Very serious promise
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• burn: To destroy with fire
• area: Amount of measured space
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• live: To be alive
• come: To arrive at a place
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• enclave: Distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit
• almighty: Having complete power
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• alight: (Mainly British) on fire
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future