Vocabulary

• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• one and the same: Exactly the same person or thing.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• pass over: To cross or bypass
• in full swing: At its peak of activity; fully active or operational.
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• to a T: Exactly, perfectly fitting or accurate.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cracked it: To solve a problem or mystery.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• quote: Written statement of the cost of something
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• mad: Very angry
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
• person: Man, woman or child
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• gruesome: Showing horrible scenes, e.g. showing blood
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• convict: Person in prison
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• allege: To state without proof
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• ax: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
• mutilate: To cause severe damage, e.g. by cutting a part off
• ripper: Murderer who slashes the victims with a knife