Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• weed out: To remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• hang over: To be a worry or problem that continues to exist
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• have to: Must do
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• initial: First letter of your given name
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• require: To demand that someone does something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• prostitution: Practice of offering sex for money
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• procure: To get something, by making an effort
• late: At a time after the expected time
• underage: Too young to legally do something
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• oxford: A low shoe laced over the instep
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry