Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of counsel: A lawyer who advises a firm but is not a partner.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• turn on
• hot and heavy: Having a passionate, intense romantic or sexual relationship.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
• speaks volumes: To strongly convey a message or impression without words.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• going on: To continue doing something
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• have to: Must do
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• dude: Form of address for a man
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• leave: To go away from; depart
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• great: Very good; better than before
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• negligence: Failure to give someone or something enough care
• respectfully: In a respectful way; politely; with consideration