Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• rose garden: A garden or area specifically designed for growing roses.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• dude: Form of address for a man
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• point: An item to be discussed
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• occupation: A career or regular job
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• faucet: Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
• person: Man, woman or child
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
• pundit: An expert; someone whose opinion is sought
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
• commissioner: Person heading a group in charge of something
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• finalize: To make preparations to bring a thing to a finish
• gargle: Medicated solution used for rinsing the mouth
• expo: Large often worldwide exhibition
• undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)