Vocabulary

• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• walking out of: To move away from a situation
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• set up
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• lead to: To result in some action
• on the square: Behaving honestly and fairly.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• strike: To hit something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• communist: Believer in communism
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• leave: To go away from; depart
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• eviction: Action by a landlord compelling a tenant to leave
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)