Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• lead to: To result in some action
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• patch up: To repair something quickly or temporarily.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• finish with: To end a relationship
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• predicate: To base something on a previous situation
• scorn: Feeling that something is not worthy of respect
• delete: To remove or erase something
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• marshall: Person's name