Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in terms of
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strength: Condition of being strong
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• sue: Person's name
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• arcane: Known or understood by only a few; secret