Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in force: In large numbers or with great strength
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• narrative: The telling of a story
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• altogether: All things considered
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• extradition: Sending someone to another country to stand trial
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• happen: To take place or occur
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• software: Computer applications and systems
• sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• telegram: Written message sent by using an electrical device