Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in terms of
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• such as: For example; like
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• beat to: To play or create music with a specific rhythm or tempo.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• have to: Must do
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• conduct: Your behavior
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• chill: State of being a little cold
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• fiasco: An event that goes wrong in an embarrassing way
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• copycat: Someone who copies the words/behavior of another