Vocabulary

• go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• defense: Argument in support of something
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• compel: To force someone to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• treason: Crime of trying to overthrow your own government
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• impeach: To charge a public official with misconduct
• manifesto: Political statement of the beliefs or policies
• impeachment: Charging a public official with misconduct
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• farce: Type of humorous play with ridiculous situations