Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• in solidarity: With unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; showing support or sympathy.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• a deluge of: A large number or amount of something that suddenly arrives.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• pro bono: Denoting work undertaken without charge, especially legal work for a client with a low income.
• going on: To continue doing something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• aid: To help others and provide things
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• steer: A cow
• couple: To join something to something else
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• part: Division of a book
• mount: To attach something to something else
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• portrayal: Actor's representation of a character
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person