Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• going on: To continue doing something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• express: To send something by fast mail
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• due: When something is required or expected
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• tyrannical: Forcing people to do what you want, as by threats
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• extortion: Act of threatening people to get money
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject