Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• going on: To continue doing something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• have to: Must do
• take down: To capture physically
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• above the fray: Not involved in a conflict or argument; staying calm and neutral.
• by the same token: For the same reason or based on the same logic.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• ludicrous: Very foolish; ridiculous
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• historical: Connected with the past
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• solemn: Serious and dignified
• incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
• fray: To form loose threads at the edge of cloth
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing