Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• golden ticket: A ticket that grants the holder special access or privileges.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• from the outset: From the beginning of a process or event.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the moment: At this time; now
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• urge: A strong desire for something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• huge: Very very large
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• residence: Place where a person lives
• polarization: Condition of having two opposites
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• successive: Happening one after another in a series
• constituency: Group of voters in a specific area
• outset: Beginning or start of something
• backlog: Amount of unfinished work or unfilled orders
• populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful
• lib: Liberal member of parliament