Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• narrative: The telling of a story
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• due: When something is required or expected
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• additional: Further or added
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)