Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• have to: Must do
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in terms of
• turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• disgrace: Shame or dishonor
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• sue: Person's name
• refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• statute: Rule created by an institution or organization