Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on bail: Released from custody by paying a sum guaranteeing court appearance.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at least: As a minimum
• no man's land: An unoccupied or disputed area, often dangerous.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• consider: To think carefully about something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• communist: Believer in communism
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• leave: To go away from; depart
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• plight: Difficult situation
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• covert: Hidden; secret
• land: Region or country
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids