Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• have on: To be wearing something.
• pull the plug: To stop or end an activity or project.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• merge with: To combine or blend together into a single entity.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• on the books: Recorded in official documents or laws.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• beat out: To defeat someone in a competition or contest.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• prominent: Being important or well known
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
• exception: Something different or not included
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• mandate: To order that something is done
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• host: Mass; a great number
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• abolish: To officially stop (a law or practice)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell