Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• for instance: As an example.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• phase out: To gradually end a task, or sell a product
• in contempt: Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority.
• passed by: Went past someone or something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• lame duck: An official (especially an elected one) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get hands on: Involving active participation and direct experience.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• instance: An example of something; case
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• communist: Believer in communism
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• happen: To take place or occur
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• presidential: Concerning the president
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
• python: A large snake that crushes its victims
• deadlock: When a situation/argument cannot progress
• yuan: Unit of money in China