English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)

a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious

a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald

the work that one does to earn money

to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of

shared by two or more

something done or said to cause others to laugh

to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court

to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air

a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial

only ("Help me for just a minute."); very shortly before or after the present ("He just left."); at the same time ("He left just as I came in."); what is right or fair ("The law is just, in my opinion.")