Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• set up
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• keep tabs on: To monitor closely; keep under surveillance.
• on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• huge: Very very large
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• point: An item to be discussed
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• covert: Hidden; secret
• infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
• espionage: Act of spying
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• overt: Obvious; easily seen or noticed; explicit
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• dissident: Challenging a government's authority; rebelling
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong