Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take the fifth: To refuse to answer questions to avoid self-incrimination.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• by the by: Incidentally; in passing; as a side note.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• muddy the waters: To make a situation more confusing or unclear.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• at least: As a minimum
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• going on: To continue doing something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• financial: Involving money
• conduct: Your behavior
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• public: Owned by the government
• audio: Concerning sound
• point: An item to be discussed
• own: To have something as your property
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• jurisdiction: Specific area of legal authority
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• jeopardize: To pose a threat to; present a danger to
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• come: To arrive at a place
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• add: To include as well
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• rationale: Explanation of justification for something
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• corpus: Large collection of written and spoken language
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• subpoena: Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence
• videotape: Magnetic tape for recording live images and sound