Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• one strike: In baseball, a swing at a pitch that the batter misses, that is called a strike by the umpire, or that is bunted foul.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• house rules: A set of guidelines or regulations established within a household to govern behavior and maintain order.
• lead to: To result in some action
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• play ball: Cooperate or act in agreement with others.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• respond: To answer something or someone
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
• defense: Argument in support of something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• staff: Employees of a company
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• aide: Person assisting a person of higher rank
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• waltz: Dignified dance of two people holding each other