Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• next to: Being located along side another
• going on: To continue doing something
• con man: A person who deceives or swindles others, especially in order to gain money.
• tip over: To fall or turn over; to overturn.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• chance of survival: The possibility of remaining alive, especially during a dangerous event.
• without a trace: Leaving no sign or evidence of having been present.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• go on: To continue doing something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• sight in: To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• tip off: Inform somebody about something that is secret or private.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• frail: (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
• mafia: Secret criminal organization
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• fugitive: Concerning running trying to run away from the law
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• alias: False or secret second name
• charade: Act put on to make situation seem better
• extradite: To send someone to another country to stand trial
• dale: Area of low land between hills or mountains
• healer: One supposed to help others get well