Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• fight it out: Settle a dispute by fighting until there is a clear winner.
• have to: Must do
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• poverty: State of being poor
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• factor: Something that influences a result
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• respect: To follow the established rules
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• stink: To smell terrible
• trend: Current style or fashion
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• piss: To be angry
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
• authoritarianism: Belief that the state should be all-powerful