Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• work out
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• go fuck yourself: An extremely rude and offensive way of telling someone to go away or to express anger and contempt.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• communist: Believer in communism
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• jargon: Terms and expressions used in a specialist field
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• happen: To take place or occur
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• rifle: Group of soldiers armed with rifles
• earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
• bourbon: Type of whiskey made in the US
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• scumbag: A person considered unpopular or low-life
• backer: Person supporting another person, often with money