Vocabulary

• take down: To capture physically
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at least: As a minimum
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• ride off: To leave on horseback or other vehicle.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• check out
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• conduct: Your behavior
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• tick: To function properly or normally
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• act: To behave in a certain way
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• alive: Living; not dead
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• demise: Concerning a death
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• gruesome: Showing horrible scenes, e.g. showing blood
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• artisanal: Of products made skillfully by hand
• piss: To be angry
• thorn: Sharp point on the stem/branches of some plants
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• dead: Not alive
• concierge: (French) caretaker of apartments or a hotel
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• choreograph: To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• oath: Promise to do something
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
• underworld: Criminals as a group