Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• deal with
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• furious about: Extremely angry about something.
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• back then: At that time in the past.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• concern about: To worry about something.
• clamp down on: To take strict measures to control or limit something.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• going on: To continue doing something
• way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
• have to: Must do
• cut corners: To do something badly in order to save money or effort.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• mad: Very angry
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• jeopardize: To pose a threat to; present a danger to
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• evasion: Act of evading; trying to escape from something
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
• quash: To stop (a rebellion, etc.) forcefully or violently
• subpoena: Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence