Vocabulary

• in terms of
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• going on: To continue doing something
• carry out
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in good hands: Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• ease off: To become less strong; to reduce in degree or intensity.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• regardless of
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• spill over: To flow over the edge of a container.
• deal with
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• put the cart before the horse: To do things in the wrong order.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• have to: Must do
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• address: Exact street location of a place
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• convict: Person in prison
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• escalation: An increase in severity
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country