Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
• strike up: To begin a friendship, relationship, or conversation.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• carry out
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at least: As a minimum
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• such as: For example; like
• in terms of
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• financial: Involving money
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• address: Exact street location of a place
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• sue: Person's name
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• penny: Person's name
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• admin: Controller of a system (e.g. computers)
• tinder: Material for starting a fire
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning