Vocabulary

• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in charge: To be responsible for
• passed by: Went past someone or something.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• extreme: Very great in degree
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• military: Army or armed forces
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• deep: Complex and important
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• confiscate: To take something away from someone as punishment
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• fund: To supply money for something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation