Vocabulary

• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• have to: Must do
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• next to: Being located along side another
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• kept in the dark: Not to be given information or knowledge about something.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• deal with
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• alive: Living; not dead
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• commotion: Sudden noisy excitement
• ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• hospitalization: Period of time when you are confined to a hospital