Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• pursuant to: In accordance with; following
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• break up
• work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• going on: To continue doing something
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in contempt: Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• high and dry: In a helpless situation; stranded or abandoned.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• act: To behave in a certain way
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• revolve: To move something in a circular motion
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• smear: To cover a surface with something sticky
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• oath: Promise to do something
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• pony: Small young horse
• subpoena: Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence
• specter: Mental representation of some haunting experience
• coo: To make a low, soft cry, like a dove