Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• regardless of
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• under the rug: To hide something, especially something embarrassing or damaging.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• business: A company formed for making profit
• workforce: The total number of working people
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• atrocity: Shockingly cruel or inhumane act
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• inclination: Feeling or desire to do something; a habit
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• socioeconomic: Of the combination of social and economic issues
• special: Being additional or extra
• chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
• kicker: Player who kicks the football
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• hotline: Telephone line that gives direct, fast access
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping