Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• flip out: To become very excited, angry, or lose control.
• prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
• siren song: A tempting appeal that is actually harmful or deceptive.
• go on: To continue doing something
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• fly by: To pass quickly
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• in terms of
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• on the nose: Exactly; precisely at the stated time or amount.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• air time: The time allocated for broadcasting a program or commercial on radio or television.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• piece: A counter in a board game
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• bombshell: Unexpected, shocking piece of news
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• electoral: Concerning elections
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised