Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• deal with
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• roll back
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• drug free: Being in a state of not using or being influenced by drugs.
• with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in a bubble: Living isolated from reality or outside events.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• of late: Recently; lately.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing