Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• such as: For example; like
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
• take down: To capture physically
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• check out
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• strike: To hit something
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• respect: To follow the established rules
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• depth: Distance below a surface
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• staff: Employees of a company
• flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• swift: Quick
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• preemptive: Acting so as to prevent bad things happening
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• revamp: To repaint or redecorate in a new design scheme
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• close: Almost; near
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• suppression: Act of preventing the display of emotion, feeling
• pseudo: Not genuine but having the appearance of
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• authoritarianism: Belief that the state should be all-powerful
• staffer: Person who works for the US President
• analogous: Similar and comparable to
• hamstring: Great tendon behind the leg and below the buttocks
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled