Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• at least: As a minimum
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• toe in: To turn the toes inward when standing or moving.
• have to: Must do
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• sit down: To take a seat
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• duck out: To leave a place or situation quickly and often without being noticed.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• for instance: As an example.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• dial up
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in recent times: During the period of time that has most recently passed; lately.
• at random
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• respect: To follow the established rules
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• extremist: (Of politics, etc.) far stronger than the norm
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country
• punk: Violent or criminal young man
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'