Vocabulary

• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• have to: Must do
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• at least: As a minimum
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• strength: Condition of being strong
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• permanently: For a long time; always
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• previously: At an earlier time
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• act: To behave in a certain way
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• deport: To force a person to leave a country