Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
• set up
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• walk back: To retract or reverse a previous statement or position.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• such as: For example; like
• other places: Different locations or areas
• in terms of
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• barely: Only just; just possible
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• tiny: Very, very small
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• investigation: Search for information about something
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• mount: To attach something to something else
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• happen: To take place or occur
• come: To arrive at a place
• solemn: Serious and dignified
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money