Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• have to: Must do
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• green light
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in a manner: In a specific way or style.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• slip out: To leave a place quietly or secretly, so that no one notices you.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• bring back: To cause to remember
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
• bad press: Negative publicity or media coverage.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
• murder rate: The number of murders committed per a specific population size, usually per 100,000 people, in a given area and time period.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in spades: To a great degree; abundantly.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• aside from
• of counsel: A lawyer who advises a firm but is not a partner.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• 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
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• investigation: Search for information about something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• row: To move a boat using oars
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• point: An item to be discussed
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• botch: To do something very badly or carelessly
• pike: A type of fish