Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• in solidarity: With unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; showing support or sympathy.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• fling out: To throw something with force and suddenness.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sound bite: A short extract from a recorded interview or speech, used for broadcast.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• next to: Being located along side another
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• set up
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• hate crimes: Crimes motivated by prejudice against a person's race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristic.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in a vacuum: Existing or considered without relation to other things; isolated from outside influences.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• deal with
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• speak up for: To express support for someone or something, especially publicly.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• urge: A strong desire for something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• couple: To join something to something else
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• autopsy: Examination of dead body to find cause of death
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• dental: Concerning the teeth
• chapel: Room to hold religious services
• call: A order or request for action
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• fanatic: Person who is very passionate about an activity
• visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
• calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
• overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
• tribune: Unofficial defender of individual rights
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• hateful: Making someone feel hatred or dislike
• honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple