Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• pin on: To claim a specific person was guilty of a crime
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• rat on: To inform or report someone as guilty or doing something wrong.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• sue: Person's name
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• dental: Concerning the teeth
• actionable: Something you can act on
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
• fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
• courthouse: Building that houses judicial courts
• aspen: Kind of tree