Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• comes upon: To accidentally find; discover something
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• grasp: Person's control over something
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• point: An item to be discussed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• escalation: An increase in severity
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question
• spook: To scare; frighten
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour