Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
• give away
• regardless of
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• set on: To attack
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• to a tee: Perfectly; exactly right.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
• tv show: A television program.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• weak: Not having a strong character
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• mark: Person's name
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• outset: Beginning or start of something
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• gay: Happy and bright
• fireside: Area near a fireplace in a room
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran