Vocabulary

• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• have to: Must do
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• require: To demand that someone does something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• favor: Support or approval from people
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• tub: Another word for a bath
• oath: Promise to do something
• charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
• philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position