Vocabulary

• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• at least: As a minimum
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• that very day: On that specific day; the same day mentioned.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• dawn: First light of day
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• investigation: Search for information about something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• underway: Happening now
• hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• customary: Usual; as normally happens
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• erect: Standing straight up
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• outset: Beginning or start of something
• surname: Your family name
• airbag: Bag-like device that puffs up in an auto collision
• tor: In parts of Britain, a high rocky hill