Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• scrap: To fight with someone
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• vow: Very serious promise
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• rationale: Explanation of justification for something
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• imam: Muslim priest or leader
• sheikh: (In the Muslim or Arab world) a prince or leader