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
• 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
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• 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
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• public: Owned by the government
• 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)
• 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
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• 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