Vocabulary

• owing to: Due to
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• have to: Must do
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• shift: To change in position or direction
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• impeach: To charge a public official with misconduct
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack