Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• consider: To think carefully about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• couple: To join something to something else
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• implicate: To show that person is involved, e.g. in a crime
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
• exonerate: To clear or free from guilt or blame
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• stonewall: To obstruct a discussion by asking many questions