Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• monarch: A king or queen
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• upside: Above, over
• marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• legislative: Having the power or ability to make laws
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• call: A order or request for action
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793