Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• such as: For example; like
• at present: Currently; now
• go on: To continue doing something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• public: Owned by the government
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• daily: Happening every day
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• part: Division of a book
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• area: Amount of measured space
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• unwanted: Not desired
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• tangerine: A light reddish orange color
• postcard: Card for sending messages by post
• nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs