Vocabulary

• listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• click: To work well with someone or something
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful
• governmental: Concerning government or government business