Vocabulary

• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in terms of
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• financial: Involving money
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• address: Exact street location of a place
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• factor: Something that influences a result
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
• broad: General; not detailed
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• investigation: Search for information about something
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• important: Having power or authority
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• own: To have something as your property
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• ethos: Guiding principles of a group
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government