Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• such as: For example; like
• plunge into: To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• thorny issue: A difficult or sensitive problem or question.
• deal with
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• military: Army or armed forces
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• seizure: Act of taking control of something by force
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• person: Man, woman or child
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• happen: To take place or occur
• worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
• thorny: Being very complex and hard to solve