Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• black eye: A bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• lead to: To result in some action
• fell ill: To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• in terms of
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• due to: Because of; owing to
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in recent memory: Within the period people can still remember.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• respond: To answer something or someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• staff: Employees of a company
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• point: An item to be discussed
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
• intercontinental: Between or among continents
• juror: Member of a jury
• courthouse: Building that houses judicial courts
• racketeering: To carry on illegal business activities