Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• off duty: Not working; not engaged in one's regular work or task.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• power failure: A loss of electrical power supply.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• in drawing: Indicated or shown within a technical drawing.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• dine in: To eat a meal at home.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• afternoon tea: A light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm, consisting of tea, sandwiches, cakes, and scones.
• such as: For example; like
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• caught red handed: Caught in the act of committing a wrong or crime.
• red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
• captured on: To record or film something.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• staff: Employees of a company
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• license: To give official permission to do something
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• area: Amount of measured space
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• add: To include as well
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• magistrate: Local official who has powers like a judge