Vocabulary

• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• in good stead: To be useful or beneficial to someone.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• trust: To expect confidently
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
• effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• proverb: A saying that gives advice
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• wholeheartedly: Completely enthusiastically; with great agreement
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell