Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• as a rule: Generally; usually
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• lead to: To result in some action
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• revolving door: A door consisting of several panels that hang on a central shaft and rotate to allow people to enter or leave a building.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• slow burn: A gradual increase of anger or tension over time.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on a promise: Relying on someone's assurance or commitment.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• proliferation: Sudden and fast increase in something
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• restraint: Device that prevents physical movement
• stagnation: State of inactivity (in business or art etc.)
• bipolar: (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• austerity: Lack of luxury or plenty
• doe: Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
• erasure: Act of removing or destroying a thing