Vocabulary

• all in the family: Involving or belonging to the same family or close relatives.
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• speed dial: A function on a telephone that allows you to dial a stored number by pressing only one or two buttons.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• have to: Must do
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• strength: Condition of being strong
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• persona: Personality that you project in public
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• disclaimer: Written denial of any legal responsibility
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• palatable: Acceptable to the taste or mind
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• hypocrisy: When one decries a thing while doing it themselves
• satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand