Vocabulary

• on fire: Very successful or popular
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• going on: To continue doing something
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• hinges on: Depends entirely on something.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• investigation: Search for information about something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• cling: To be dependent on
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• land: Region or country
• incapable: Not capable or able to do something
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• behold: To look at
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• sadistic: Fondness for cruelty or punishment
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• elated: Very happy; full of high spirits or delight
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• shipwreck: Loss/destruction of a ship at sea by a storm, etc.
• hexagon: Flat, six-sided shape
• columnist: Person writing articles in a newspaper or magazine
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority
• pretext: Reason given to hide the real reason for something