Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• think back: To recapture the past
• at least: As a minimum
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• regardless of
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• afford: To make available, to provide
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• due: When something is required or expected
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• hop: Dance party
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• person: Man, woman or child
• actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• sue: Person's name
• frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• posse: Group of people that share something in common
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• extremism: Very strong political or religious theory/practice
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'