Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in contempt: Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• have to: Must do
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• at least: As a minimum
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at the latest: No later than; by the specified deadline.
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• give over: To give all your energies to; devote
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• fast food chain: A company that operates many fast food restaurants.
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• gear up: To prepare for an activity or event.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• couple: To join something to something else
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• role: Character played by an actor
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• public: Owned by the government
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• blanch: To become pale due to sudden emotion such as fear
• northwest: Being between west and north
• aria: Song for one of the main singers in an opera