Vocabulary

• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• going on: To continue doing something
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• take down: To capture physically
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• have to: Must do
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• put a name: To identify or recall the name of someone or something.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• stand out
• against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• construct: To build or create something
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• symbolic: Representing something, but without real effect
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• contingent: Dependent (on); likely to result (from)
• fortitude: Mental strength enabling you to endure adversity
• psychopathy: State of having emotional or behavioral problems
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• comical: Funny; that makes you laugh
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• screech: To make a loud high cry of pain, anger, or fear
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• statute: Rule created by an institution or organization