Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on course: Likely to achieve a desired outcome after a period of difficulty.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on this side of: Located or situated at this particular side or part of something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• deal with
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• gender: State of being male or female
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• role: Character played by an actor
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• momentous: Very important or serious
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• economically: In an efficient manner
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• baptism: Bathing someone in water to make them a Christian