Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• at least: As a minimum
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• crop up: To suddenly happen, or be talked about
• cheat on: To be sexually unfaithful to one's partner.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• have to: Must do
• tell on: To report someone's bad behavior to an authority.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• buy back: To purchase something again after selling it.
• go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• kick off: To start a football match.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• above average
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• got to: To arrive at some place
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• gear up: To prepare for an activity or event.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• investigation: Search for information about something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• midwest: North central region of the United States