Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• have to: Must do
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• take down: To capture physically
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talk shit: To say negative or untrue things about someone or something, often behind their back; to gossip maliciously.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• go overseas: To travel to a foreign country.
• going on: To continue doing something
• split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• go on: To continue doing something
• back then: At that time in the past.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• report out: To formally announce or present findings or results.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• follow through: To fulfill a promise
• at least: As a minimum
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• civilization: A highly developed society
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• person: Man, woman or child
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• part: Division of a book
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• traitor: Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• homeland: Country where you were born
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• supremacist: Person believing their race is the best
• bowman: Person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow