Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• at least: As a minimum
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• such as: For example; like
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• no limit to: Without any restriction or boundary.
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• put through: To connect someone to the number he or she wants
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• stand together: To unite in support or defense as a group.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the black: Operating with a profit; not in debt.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• after dark: After the sun has set and night has begun.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• fateful: Having an important (bad) effect on future events
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
• abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
• conjecture: Forming an opinion/conclusion with little evidence
• segregate: To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
• boomer: Member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
• disillusion: State of having lost belief in or hope
• satanic: Extremely evil or cruel
• casanova: Man who tries to have sex with many women
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful
• ripper: Murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
• unspeakable: Defying expression or description; terrible