Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in his place: Instead of him; as his substitute.
• at least: As a minimum
• as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
• overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• murder rate: The number of murders committed per a specific population size, usually per 100,000 people, in a given area and time period.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• respond: To answer something or someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• 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
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
• predicate: To base something on a previous situation
• swat: To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• collusion: Secret agreement to do something wrong or illegal
• delete: To remove or erase something
• termination: Act of aborting an unborn child
• blanch: To become pale due to sudden emotion such as fear