Vocabulary

• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• agriculture: The science of farming
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• area: Amount of measured space
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth