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4MINDS B1+ UNIT 9 VOCABULARY

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  • thief (n)
    sb who steals things
  • petty crime (n)
    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