Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• at least: As a minimum
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sentenced to life: To be given a punishment of imprisonment for the rest of one's life.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• by blood: Connected through biological or family relationships.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• on the lam: Running away or hiding from the law.
• only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• such as: For example; like
• get a say: To have the opportunity to express an opinion or influence a decision.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• turn on
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• captured on: To record or film something.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• tip off: Inform somebody about something that is secret or private.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• check out
• on to: Toward something; forward
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• consider: To think carefully about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• couple: To join something to something else
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• clan: Group of related families or people
• slay: To kill violently
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• cellar: Storage room under the house, similar to basement
• rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
• ray: Person's name
• harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
• incarcerate: To put in prison; to jail someone
• tavern: Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages
• matriarch: Female head of a family/tribe; strong older woman
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour