Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• going on: To continue doing something
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• set off: To start a journey
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• cry uncle: To admit defeat or ask for mercy; to surrender.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• send over: To deliver or dispatch something or someone to a particular place.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• military: Army or armed forces
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• enact: To make a bill into law
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
• birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth
• normalization: Act of making something normal or regular