Vocabulary

• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• captured on: To record or film something.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• going on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• foot the bill: To pay a bill
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• have to: Must do
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• change hands: To pass from one owner to another.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• such as: For example; like
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• check out
• mental: Concerning the mind
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• amount: Quantity of something
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• seek: To ask someone for help
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• role: Character played by an actor
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• part: Division of a book
• exempt: Released from some duty that others have to do
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans