Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• even once: At least one time; even a single time.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• being blamed: To be in the process of receiving responsibility or fault for something negative.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in terms of
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• turn off
• break with: To end a relationship or association.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• slightly: Only a little
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• decade: Period of 10 years
• shift: To change in position or direction
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• address: Exact street location of a place
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• backlog: Amount of unfinished work or unfilled orders
• favorably: So as to give or show approval