Vocabulary

• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• at least: As a minimum
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• lead to: To result in some action
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• going on: To continue doing something
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• account: An advantage
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• investigative: Searching for information or truth
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• junta: Military group that seized control of a country