Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• sizable: Fairly large
• fore: (In combination) before; in the front part
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want