Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• leave no stone unturned: To try every possible means to achieve something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in charge: To be responsible for
• set up
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• role: Character played by an actor
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
• discretion: The right to exercise your own judgment
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• oath: Promise to do something
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• trumpet: Brass wind instrument with a flared bell
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• externally: On or from the outside
• botch: To do something very badly or carelessly
• quid: Slang for one British pound