Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• spring to mind: To come quickly or easily into your mind.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• compared with: In relation to
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• shift: To change in position or direction
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• tiny: Very, very small
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• inmate: Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• incarceration: Act of putting in prison
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• swift: Quick
• restorative: Giving back health, vigor or balance to
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• vocational: Concerning the training in special job skills
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• homeland: Country where you were born
• outdoors: Outside a building; in the open air
• barb: Sharp point which curves backwards