Vocabulary

• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• descend into: To go down into a place.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• ordinary day: A typical or unremarkable day.
• break out
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• such as: For example; like
• in terms of
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• poverty: State of being poor
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• piece: A counter in a board game
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
• datum: Item of factual information
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• stricken: Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
• loot: To steal things after riots or disasters
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• apprehend: To arrest someone
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone