Vocabulary

• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in favour of
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• public: Owned by the government
• proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• shaman: Priest who uses magic/spirits to heal or predict