Vocabulary

• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• tv show: A television program.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• fog out: To lose concentration or become mentally unclear.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• work out
• plan out: To think about and decide on the details of something you want to do in the future.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• blow: To move something using air
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• quit: To leave a job
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
• ward: Person's name
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• northern: In or toward the north
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• repressive: Psych restricting action, thought or movement
• newscast: Broadcast of news or commentary on the news
• emmy: Annual award for achievements in US TV