Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• sporting: to wear or be decorated with something
• finish: To use or consume all of something
• close: Almost; near
• presented: To introduce someone to others
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
• town: Small city
• table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• forget: To not remember something
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• team: Group of people working on a task together
• main: Most important; most often used
• building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• shone: To point a light in a certain direction
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• baggage: Bags a person carries when traveling; luggage
• circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
• celebration: Party, event where people rejoice over something
• blown: To move something using air
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• devote: To dedicate
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• host: Mass; a great number
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• overshadowed: To be more important or significant by comparison
• resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
• punk: Violent or criminal young man
• European: Concerning the culture and people of Europe