Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• as intended: In the way that was planned or meant to happen.
• stake out: To watch a building or area continuously, usually by the police, in order to gather information or prevent crime
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• initially: At first; originally
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• procedure: A medical operation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• loathe: To dislike someone or something greatly; detest
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• plane: An airplane
• software: Computer applications and systems
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• totalitarian: Of government having total control over its people