Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• on the hunt: Actively searching for someone or something.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sort through: To examine a collection of things in order to organize them, find something specific, or discard unwanted items.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• set off: To start a journey
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• tiny: Very, very small
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• require: To demand that someone does something
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• leave: To go away from; depart
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• person: Man, woman or child
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• parcel: A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• manhunt: Organized search (by police) for a criminal
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• oligarch: Powerful rich person, one of very few in a country
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy