Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• going on: To continue doing something
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• tone down: To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• throw the book at: To punish someone as severely as possible.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• respond: To answer something or someone
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• numbness: State of not being able to feel or sense something
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
• lunge: To thrust or reach forward with a sudden motion
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• reprehensible: Worthy of or deserving criticism or blame
• commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
• punchy: Having a big or noticeable effect
• pollster: Person who conducts opinion polls
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet