Vocabulary

• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• have to: Must do
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• left out: To forget; omit
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• going on: To continue doing something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• tone in: To adjust or harmonize one’s tone to match others.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in terms of
• go away: To go on vacation
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• account: An advantage
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• gender: State of being male or female
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• leave: To go away from; depart
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• 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
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• decadent: Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• alive: Living; not dead
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• deep: Complex and important
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• part: Division of a book
• oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• sly: Cleverly hiding the true purpose
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• veil: Covering of fine net to protect or hide the face
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• decency: Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
• correspondence: Quality of similarity or equality
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• exonerate: To clear or free from guilt or blame