Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• in any event: Regardless of what happens; whatever may be the case.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• see out: To continue doing something until it ends, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges
• nano: Concerning 1/1000,000th
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer