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.
• 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
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• require: To demand that someone does something
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• seek: To ask someone for help
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• 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
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• sanction: Official support or approval
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• person: Man, woman or child
• business: A company formed for making profit
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• thunder: Loud sound
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• underway: Happening now
• rudimentary: Being or involving basic facts or principles
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• apprehend: To arrest someone
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• manhunt: Organized search (by police) for a criminal
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• 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