Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• see past: To overlook flaws or errors and accept.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• unit: One apartment in a building
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• disrespect: Lack of respect
• profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer