Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• click: To work well with someone or something
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• public: Owned by the government
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy