Vocabulary

• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• kept in the dark: Not to be given information or knowledge about something.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• after dark: After the sun has set and night has begun.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• check out
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• initial: First letter of your given name
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• act: To behave in a certain way
• staff: Employees of a company
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• workforce: The total number of working people
• guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
• negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
• swift: Quick
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard