Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• positive side: The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• on the plus side: Considering the advantages or positive aspects.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• at this juncture: At this particular moment or point in time.
• have to: Must do
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• previous to: Before a particular time or event.
• in terms of
• regardless of
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• walk free: To be released without punishment or penalty.
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• important: Having power or authority
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• compel: To force someone to do something
• prediction: A statement of what will happen next
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• rank: To rate or class things
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• involuntarily: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• quash: To stop (a rebellion, etc.) forcefully or violently
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position
• subpoena: Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers