Vocabulary

• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at least: As a minimum
• on alert: In a state of readiness or vigilance; watchful and prepared for potential danger or action.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pass a bill: To approve a proposed law.
• sit down: To take a seat
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• act against: To take action in opposition to something or someone.
• beyond a reasonable doubt: Evidence that leaves no sensible doubt about the truth.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• fool around: To waste time by behaving in a silly way
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• military: Army or armed forces
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• act: To behave in a certain way
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• concede: To admit that something is true
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• respectfully: In a respectful way; politely; with consideration
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• blanch: To become pale due to sudden emotion such as fear
• foolishness: Lack of good sense, judgment; silliness; stupidity