Vocabulary

• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• for instance: As an example.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• instance: An example of something; case
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• role: Character played by an actor
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• duplicate: Something that is the exact same thing as another
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• banner: Cloth upon which is written a message
• copycat: Someone who copies the words/behavior of another
• trespass: To enter property without permission
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
• termination: Act of aborting an unborn child