Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• drop behind: To fall back in position or progress compared to others.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• deal with
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• going on: To continue doing something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• regardless of
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• decade: Period of 10 years
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• part: Division of a book
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• cardinal: Of the greatest importance; paramount
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• stagnate: To stop moving, developing, or making progress
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims