Vocabulary

• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• at least: As a minimum
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• bow out: To decide not to do something; back out
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• staff: Employees of a company
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• rank: To rate or class things
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• presidential: Concerning the president
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet