Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• at the moment: At this time; now
• let down
• under lock and key: Kept securely locked away for safety or secrecy.
• next to: Being located along side another
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• going on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
• passed by: Went past someone or something.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
• get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• lead to: To result in some action
• material: Cloth; fabric
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• require: To demand that someone does something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• previously: At an earlier time
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• investigation: Search for information about something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• land: Region or country
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• confidential: Entrusted with another's secrets
• disclosure: Making private information public
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• tub: Another word for a bath
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to