Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• on a need-to-know basis: Sharing information only with those who absolutely require it.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• counterfeit: Made to look like the real thing, but false; fake
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• piece: A counter in a board game
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• daily: Happening every day
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• upstairs: On a floor above
• handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
• chemist: Person who sells medicines; drug store
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• blot: To remove a spot by putting absorbent material on
• gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information