Vocabulary Unit 5

Question 1

assault

Answer 1

a violent attack

He was charged with sexual assault.

Question 2

blackmail

Answer 2

the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret or to harm them

They were criminals who used threats and blackmail to get what they wanted.

Question 3

bribery

Answer 3

attempts to make someone do something usually something dishonest, by offering them money or gifts

That politician used bribery to get re-elected.

Question 4

burglary

Answer 4

the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

Many people in the neighbourhood have been victims of burglary.

Question 5

child abuse

Answer 5

the crime of harming a child in a physical, sexual or emotional way

Child abuse is any behaviour that harms a child.

Question 6

fraud

Answer 6

the crime of getting money by deceiving people

Some criminals use lost or stolen credit cards to commit fraud.

Question 7

murder

Answer 7

the crime of intentionally killing someone

The newspaper article included a gruesome description of the murder.

Question 8

pickpocketing

Answer 8

the crime of stealing things out of people’s pockets or bags, especially in a crowd

Pickpocketing is a common problem in most touristy destinations.

Question 9

theft

Answer 9

the action or crime of stealing something

There have been several thefts in the area recently

Question 10

to accuse

Answer 10

to say that someone has done something bad/wrong

The police accused the man of murder.

Question 11

an accusation

Answer 11

a statement in which you say that someone has done something bad/wrong

That was a very serious accusation.

Question 12

to arrest

Answer 12

taking someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed

The police arrested the man on Friday.

Question 12

to capture

Answer 12

to catch someone and make them your prisoner

The police captured the criminal.

Question 13

an arrest

Answer 13

an occasion when the police take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed

After the arrest, the man was locked up in prison.

Question 14

to charge

Answer 14

to accuse someone officially of a crime (often passive)

The police charged him with murder.

Question 15

a charge

Answer 15

a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

The man was sure that they could not prove this charge.

Question 16

to collaborate

Answer 16

to work with someone else for a special purpose

We collaborated well together.

Question 17

a collaboration

Answer 17

the activity of working together to create or achieve the same thing

Our collaboration was a success.

Question 18

to compete

Answer 18

to take part in a race / to try to be more successful than someone else

The two teams competed to see who was the better team.

Question 19

a competition

Answer 19

a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else

The competition was fierce!

Question 20

to estimate

Answer 20

to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something

Scientists estimate that there will be 8.5 billion people on earth in 2030.

Question 21

an estimate

Answer 21

a guess of what a size, value, amount, etc might be

This is only an estimate and not a calculation.

Question 22

to examine

Answer 22

to look at someone/something very carefully, especially to try to discover something

The lab examined the blood carefully.

Question 23

an examination

Answer 23

an occasion when someone looks at something very carefully

This examination took a long time.

Question 24

to identify

Answer 24

to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are We identified the killer from his fingerprints.

Question 25

an identification

Answer 25

the act of recognizing and naming someone or something This identification was 100% certain

Question 26

to investigate

Answer 26

to try to discover all the facts about something, especially a crime or accident The police investigated the Ripper murders for 2 years.

Question 27

an investigation

Answer 27

a process in which officials try to discover all the facts about something, especially a crime or an accident After that time, the investigation was closed.

Question 28

to photograph

Answer 28

to take a picture of someone or something The police in Victorian times didn’t photograph the scene of the crime.

Question 29

a photograph

Answer 29

a picture produced with a camera Photographs were expensive

Question 30

photography

Answer 30

the activity or job of taking pictures Photography was rarely used.

Question 31

to publish

Answer 31

to prepare and print a book, newspaper, magazine, etc so that people can buy it This book was first published in 2018.

Question 32

a publication

Answer 32

the act of printing and selling a book, newspaper, etc 2018 is the year of publication.

Question 33

to question

Answer 33

to ask a person about something, especially officially The police questioned me for hours.

Question 34

a question

Answer 34

a sentence or phrase used to find out information They must have asked me a thousand questions.

Question 35

to suspect

Answer 35

to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong The police suspected the husband immediately.

Question 36

a suspect

Answer 36

someone who may have committed a crime The husband was the first and only suspect

Question 37

to witness

Answer 37

to see something happen, especially an accident or crime Did anyone witness the attack?

Question 38

a witness

Answer 38

a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident I will need to go to court as a witness during the trial and tell the jury what I saw

Question 39

a fingerprint

Answer 39

the mark made on something by the pattern of curved lines on the end of someone’s finger The burglar wore gloves, so he did not leave any fingerprints behind.

Question 40

forensic evidence

Answer 40

evidence obtained by the use of science The crime lab examines all the forensic evidence.

Question 41

a motive

Answer 41

a reason for doing something What could have been the motive for this murder?

Question 42

the scene of the crime

Answer 42

a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there You can still see the blood on the floor in this room. This was the scene of the crime.

Question 43

a victim

Answer 43

somebody who has suffered or died as a result of something bad happening He killed four people last night. All the victims were black women.

Question 44

to die

Answer 44

to stop living They died very quickly.

Question 45

death

Answer 45

the end of life Death was almost immediate.

Question 46

dead

Answer 46

not alive Their dead bodies were cold.

Question 47

to develop

Answer 47

to grow or change into a more advance, larger, or stronger form London developed into a huge city.

Question 48

development

Answer 48

the process of growing, changing, or becoming more advanced The invention of steam engines helped this development.

Question 49

to expand

Answer 49

to increase in size or amount The city expanded towards the north and the west.

Question 50

expansion

Answer 50

an increase in the size or amount of something This expansion was unstoppable.

Question 51

to occur

Answer 51

to happen, often without being planned Murders occurred everywhere.

Question 52

an occurrence

Answer 52

something that happens It was a very common occurrence in London.

Question 53

poor

Answer 53

having very little money or few possessions Lots of poor people lived in the East End.

Question 54

poverty

Answer 54

the state of being poor Poverty was a serious problem there.

Question 55

to survive

Answer 55

to continue to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc If we don’t help those people, they won’t survive.

Question 56

survival

Answer 56

the fact of continuing to live or exist, especially after a difficult or dangerous situation Their survival depends on our help.

Question 57

to be unemployed

Answer 57

not having a job He was unemployed for 2 years.

Question 58

unemployment

Answer 58

the state of not having a job After this period of unemployment, he found work.

Question 59

luchtpijp

Answer 59

windpipe

Question 60

hart

Answer 60

heart

Question 61

long

Answer 61

lung

Question 62

ader

Answer 62

vein

Question 63

slagader

Answer 63

artery

Question 64

hersenen

Answer 64

brain

Question 65

ruggegraat

Answer 65

spine

Question 66

zenuw

Answer 66

nerve

Question 67

baarmoeder

Answer 67

uterus/womb

Question 68

eierstok

Answer 68

ovary

Question 69

keel

Answer 69

throat

Question 70

slokdarm

Answer 70

oesophagus

Question 71

lever

Answer 71

liver

Question 72

maag

Answer 72

stomach

Question 73

alvleesklier

Answer 73

pancreas

Question 74

darm

Answer 74

bowel/intestine

Question 75

teelbal

Answer 75

testicle

Question 76

nier

Answer 76

kidney

Question 77

blaas

Answer 77

bladder

Question 78

Naar alle waarschijnlijkheid...

Answer 78

In all probility... In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.

Question 79

Het is waarschijnlijk dat...

Answer 79

It's likely that... In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.

Question 80

Misschien

Answer 80

Maybe In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.

Question 81

Er is een goede kans dat...

Answer 81

There's a good chance that... In all probability, we will never know for certain who Jack the Ripper was. It’s likely that his identity will remain hidden for ever. And maybe that’s a good thing. There’s a good chance that people could lose interest if his identity were ever definitively proved. It’s the mystery that fascinates people.