Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• section: A part of a whole
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• respond: To answer something or someone
• role: Character played by an actor
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• product: Item that can be bought
• constitute: To become a group of
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• embargo: Order from a government which prohibits something