Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in charge: To be responsible for
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go away: To go on vacation
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• deal with
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• prominent: Being important or well known
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• accusation: When you claim that someone has committed a crime
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• impart: To give a certain quality to something or someone
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• gambit: Action made to produce a future advantage
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• disprove: To show something is not true
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• descriptor: A label; something that describes