Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in a bind: In a difficult or problematic situation; in a predicament.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• prominent: Being important or well known
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• convict: Person in prison
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• part: Division of a book
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• mania: Mental illness marked by high energy or excitement
• unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• disclose: To make once private information public
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• online: Connected to the internet
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar