Vocabulary

• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• complete picture: A thorough and comprehensive understanding of a situation or event.
• at least: As a minimum
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• at the money: Option strike price equals the current market price.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• address: Exact street location of a place
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• blow: To move something using air
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• activism: Engaged in political activity to achieve a goal
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze