Vocabulary

• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in terms of
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
• shake out: To empty something by shaking it.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• on the cheap: In an inexpensive way; cheaply.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• concern about: To worry about something.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• lose out
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• without fear or favor: Acting fairly and impartially, without bias or influence.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• have to: Must do
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go away: To go on vacation
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• inauguration: Official ceremony to start a new presidency, etc.
• adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
• antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
• resound: To echo with the sound of
• gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to