Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• got to: To arrive at some place
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• at least: As a minimum
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• according to plan: Following the original plan or schedule without deviation.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• deal with
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in recent memory: Within the period people can still remember.
• sick and tired: Fed up with or annoyed by something.
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• in favor with: Having approval or support from someone.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• in agreement: Sharing the same opinion or feeling.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• beyond the pale: Outside the bounds of acceptable behavior; outrageous.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• at the feet of: Being in a position of submission or deep respect near someone.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• speak up for: To express support for someone or something, especially publicly.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• afford: To make available, to provide
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• mad: Very angry
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• flicker: To move waveringly, e.g. like a flame
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly