Vocabulary

• together with: In addition to; along with.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• shift: To change in position or direction
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• felony: A serious crime, such as murder
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• entrust: To trust someone with (a precious thing)
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised