Vocabulary

• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• going on: To continue doing something
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• at least: As a minimum
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• to all intents and purposes: For all practical purposes; effectively.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• come onto: To approach someone with romantic intentions
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• on bail: Released from custody by paying a sum guaranteeing court appearance.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go away: To go on vacation
• go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
• chief among them: Most importantly; the most significant of a group.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• enterprise: A business or organization
• investigation: Search for information about something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• counterfeit: Made to look like the real thing, but false; fake
• public: Owned by the government
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• extradition: Sending someone to another country to stand trial
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• online: Connected to the internet
• vat: A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines