Vocabulary

• in contention: Competing and having a chance to win or succeed.
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• previously: At an earlier time
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• resent: To feel angry because of unfair treatment
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• daily: Happening every day
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• underway: Happening now
• sue: Person's name
• frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• long: Person's name
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• preposterous: Very foolish or silly; ridiculous
• immoral: Without good moral principles
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• furnish: To provide a place with furniture and equipment
• embroil: To involve in a problematic situation
• campaigner: Person who works actively to achieve a goal