Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• painted over: To cover something with paint.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• going on: To continue doing something
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
• have to: Must do
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• by reason of: Because of; due to a particular cause or reason.
• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• fellow: Man or a boy
• couple: To join something to something else
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• defense: Argument in support of something
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• person: Man, woman or child
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• convict: Person in prison
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• dodge: To attempt to avoid something
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• tumultuous: Chaotic
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• love: Person's name
• fatally: So as to cause death or very bad consequences
• friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
• daughter: A female child of someone
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• prohibition: Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
• end: The point where a process or activity stops
• romance: To court someone into a love relationship
• wade: Person's name
• mojo: Magic power or magic spell
• unspeakable: Defying expression or description; terrible