Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• case by case: Considering each case individually, rather than applying a general rule.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• fall under: To be included in or classified as part of a specific category or jurisdiction.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• intention: Aim or purpose
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• investigation: Search for information about something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• staff: Employees of a company
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• affiliation: Social, educational or business relationship
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• beholder: Person who is looking
• assurance: Freedom from doubt
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• improper: Not conforming to social or moral rules; rude
• electoral: Concerning elections
• nick: Person's name
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting