small illegal actions that are not considered serious
on the air (phr)
(of a programme) being broadcast
appealing (adj)
attractive; interesting for people
confidence (in sb/sth) (n)
the state of trusting sb/sth
limo (n)
a large and expensive car; limousine
receive a sentence (phr)receive a sentence
receive a sentence (phr) to be sent to prison for a certain period of time The criminal received a long sentence of two years in jail for committing a serious
bore (sb) (v)
to cause sb to feel uninterested
admit a crime (phr)
to say that I did sth illegal
break out (phr v)
to escape from a prison, etc
go off (phr v)
(of a clock/alarm) to make a loud noise and start ringing
shoplifter (n)
sb who takes items from a store without paying The security guard caught a shoplifter trying to steal makeup from the shop.
skip over (sth) (phr v)
to move past sth without paying attention to it
on-demand (adj)
(of an Internet service) available when sb asks for it
commit (a crime) (v)
to carry out a crime
justice (n)
a fair outcome in a situation
fine (sb) (v)
to make sb pay an amount of money as punishment
striking (adj)
very noticeable or unusual
charge (sb with sth) (v)
to formally accuse sb of committing a crime
pickpocketing (n)
the crime of stealing things out of people's pockets or bags without being seen
whodunnit (n)
a mystery story about an attempt to identify sb who has committed a crime
take advantage of sth (phr)
to use sth for your own benefit
admit (sth) (v)
to agree that sth is true
tabloid (n)
a small type of newspaper that contains gossip and stories about celebrities
objective (adj)
based on facts without offering a personal opinion
accuse (sb of sth) (v)
to say that sb has done sth wrong
made up (adj)
not real; invented
reveal (n)
an occasion at the end of a show or film when a secret is shown to the viewer
interview (n)
a meeting during which a journalist asks sb questions
twist the facts (phr)
to change information in order to make things match your own view
gossip column (n)
the section of a newspaper or magazine which talks about the lives of famous people
victim (n)
sb who has suffered because of sth bad
be on the run (idm)
to avoid getting caught by the police
mugger (n)
sb who attacks sb else in the street to steal from them
genre (n)
a particular type of art form
spill the beans (idm)
to reveal secret information
vehicle (n)
a car, a bus, a van, etc
be placed under pressure (phr)
to be in a situation where sb is trying to make you do sth
blow the whistle (idm)
to tell people about sth bad that sb is doing
leave (sth) out (phr v)
to not include sth
raise (a problem) (v)
to bring up a problem to be discussed
pleasant (adj)
enjoyable; delightful
rob (sth) (v)
to illegally take things away from a place
witness (n)
sb who sees a crime or accident happen
guilty (adj)
responsible for a crime
appear in court (phr)
to go in front of a judge to have a case decided
be met with sth (phr)
to encounter sth
decent (adj)
socially acceptable James tries his best to do what is decent by treating others with kindness.
look into (sth) (phr v)
to investigate sth
get away with (sth) (phr v)
to avoid punishment for sth bad
review (n)
an article that gives an opinion about a new movie, book or play
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