Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• case by case: Considering each case individually, rather than applying a general rule.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• at least: As a minimum
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• law enforcement officer: A member of an agency responsible for enforcing laws.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• regardless of
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• investigation: Search for information about something
• important: Having power or authority
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• point: An item to be discussed
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• fortitude: Mental strength enabling you to endure adversity
• intestinal: Concerning or inside the intestines
• factual: Involving or being based upon evidence
• predicate: To base something on a previous situation
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home