Vocabulary

• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• in accordance with: In agreement with; following
• at the top of the pile: Holding the highest rank or position among others.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• pile: Large amount of something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• seek: To ask someone for help
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• respond: To answer something or someone
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• uptake: Process of being taken in by a living organism
• pariah: Person who is rejected (from society or home)
• materially: In a significant way; in a relevant way