Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on a promise: Relying on someone's assurance or commitment.
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• financial: Involving money
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something