Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• regardless of
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• beyond a reasonable doubt: Evidence that leaves no sensible doubt about the truth.
• without fear or favor: Acting fairly and impartially, without bias or influence.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• without regard to: Paying no attention or consideration to; irrespective of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• above the law: Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
• serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in the hot seat: In a stressful or difficult position requiring accountability.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• deal with
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• seek: To ask someone for help
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• investigation: Search for information about something
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• rank: To rate or class things
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• allege: To state without proof
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• oath: Promise to do something
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position