Vocabulary

• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• above the law: Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• have to: Must do
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• deep: Complex and important
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers