Vocabulary

• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• at least: As a minimum
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• in the flesh: In person; physically present.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• aside from
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• job: Something that must be done
• leave: To go away from; depart
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• washer: Home appliance for washing clothes automatically
• long: Person's name
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• small: Little in size; not big
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• policeman: Male police officer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• call: A order or request for action
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• offering: To suggest a price you are willing to pay
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• anymore: No longer; no more
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• sex: State of being male or female
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• profession: Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• protecting: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• cooperative: Working together to get something done
• tremendously: Very well or very impressively
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• educate: To teach someone in a school or college
• committed: To do something bad, usually a crime
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• seek: To ask someone for help
• prostitution: Practice of offering sex for money
• prostitute: To sell your body; to exchange sex for money
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
• fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• ordinance: Law, especially a local one; statute
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• counseling: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• advocacy: Request for change
• populous: Having a large population
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• measly: So small in amount that it is almost an insult