Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• came to pass: To happen; to occur.
• recovery from: The process of regaining health or strength after an illness or injury.
• as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• toe the line: To conform to a rule or standard; to obey orders without question.
• in tune: Agreeing in pitch; agreeing in opinion
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
• due to: Because of; owing to
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• check out
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• blast: To attack someone with words
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• communist: Believer in communism
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• defense: Argument in support of something
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• audio: Concerning sound
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• covert: Hidden; secret
• construct: To build or create something
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• ideological: In conformity with fixed ideas or beliefs
• unable: Not being able to do something
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events