Vocabulary

• in the interim: During the intervening period of time.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• in terms of
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• have to: Must do
• spilling out of: Currently flowing or rushing out from a place, often in large numbers or quantities.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• reinvent the wheel: To waste time and effort trying to create something that already exists.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• next to: Being located along side another
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• fill: To make something full
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• discretion: The right to exercise your own judgment
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• violently: In a forceful way that may cause physical damage
• blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information