Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• come up to: To meet expectations
• such as: For example; like
• bring back: To cause to remember
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• let it happen: To allow something to occur without interference or resistance.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• off the top of your head: Providing information without checking or thinking deeply.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• poverty: State of being poor
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• civilization: A highly developed society
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• gouge: To scoop out usually aggressively
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• archer: Person who shoots arrows from a bow
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• mic: Short for 'microphone'