Vocabulary

• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• at least: As a minimum
• both times: On two occasions.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• cheat on: To be sexually unfaithful to one's partner.
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• prominent: Being important or well known
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• address: Exact street location of a place
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• area: Amount of measured space
• toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
• inquiry: Process of seeking information
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• lasagna: Baked dish of pasta, sauce, meat, vegetables
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• dystopian: As bad as can be; characterized by human misery
• call: A order or request for action
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• misconduct: Bad or inappropriate behavior
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• fixate: To intently focus attention on something
• trickster: Dishonest person who tries to trick you
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling