Vocabulary

• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• off the radar: Not noticed or not being observed.
• a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• house rules: A set of guidelines or regulations established within a household to govern behavior and maintain order.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• raised eyebrows: A reaction of surprise, disapproval, or skepticism.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• out of commission: Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• calling the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• turn into: To change to become something else
• immediate action: Action taken without delay; urgent intervention.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• have to: Must do
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• mental: Concerning the mind
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• cling: To be dependent on
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• unable: Not being able to do something
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• incapacitate: To make unable to function in a normal way