Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• back then: At that time in the past.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• have to: Must do
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• option: A choice
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• leave: To go away from; depart
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• proposition: General claim or theory
• quit: To leave a job
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• deadlock: When a situation/argument cannot progress