Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• rake in: To earn a lot of money quickly and easily.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• dole out: To give out something; distribute
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• afford: To make available, to provide
• conduct: Your behavior
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• require: To demand that someone does something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• business: A company formed for making profit
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• meditating: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• incarceration: Act of putting in prison
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• confinement: Action of holding or imprisoning someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• incarcerate: To put in prison; to jail someone
• cod: Type of large fish that is often eaten
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised