Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• going on: To continue doing something
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• hang over: To be a worry or problem that continues to exist
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• false: Not real or genuine
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• rein: Control; limitation