Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• set up
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• major general: A high-ranking officer in the army, above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general.
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• off the field: Not participating in a game or activity; outside of the context of a game or competition.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• face up to: To gather your courage to deal with (a problem)
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• hop in: To get in or on a vehicle
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• lapping up: To accept or enjoy something with enthusiasm.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• look back: To think about past events
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• deal with
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• stop: To block or close something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• newspaper: Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
• husband: Married man
• sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• tonight: Night following this day
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• mad: Very angry
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• daily: Happening every day
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• land: Region or country
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• prisoner: Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• military: Army or armed forces
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• fellow: Man or a boy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• suffering: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• constructive: Having positive effective results
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• spokesman: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• censored: To remove inappropriate material from books, films