Vocabulary

• family jewels: Valuable jewelry that has been passed down through generations of a family.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at the latest: No later than; by the specified deadline.
• from power: To lose control or position of authority.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• drug cartels: Criminal organizations that control drug trafficking operations.
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• smoking gun: Decisive evidence of a crime or wrongdoing.
• at variance: In disagreement or conflict with someone or something.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• military: Army or armed forces
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• role: Character played by an actor
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• investigation: Search for information about something
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• covert: Hidden; secret
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• down: Along something's path, course, or direction
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• treason: Crime of trying to overthrow your own government
• datum: Item of factual information
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• prism: Three-dimensional object
• pike: A type of fish