Vocabulary

• sit down: To take a seat
• dish out: To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• verbal abuse: Insulting or offensive language used to criticize or disparage someone.
• making headway: To make progress or move forward with something.
• deal with
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• next to: Being located along side another
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• initially: At first; originally
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sharp: Person's name
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• moderator: Person hosting a discussion