Vocabulary

• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at sea
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• in the front row: Seated in the first row closest to the front.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at least: As a minimum
• under water: Beneath the surface of water.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• check out
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• leave: To go away from; depart
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• mount: To attach something to something else
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• happen: To take place or occur
• come: To arrive at a place
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• plagiarism: Copying the work of others pretending it's yours
• widow: Woman whose husband has died
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
• settler: Person going to live in an uninhabited region