Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• rally around: To come together to support someone or something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• buzz about: To move around busily or excitedly in a place.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• afford: To make available, to provide
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• defense: Argument in support of something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• waltz: Dignified dance of two people holding each other