Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in charge: To be responsible for
• got to: To arrive at some place
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• cheat on: To be sexually unfaithful to one's partner.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in terms of
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• favor: Support or approval from people
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• role: Character played by an actor
• steep: Very expensive
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• broad: General; not detailed
• indispensable: Being essential and hard to live without
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• piece: A counter in a board game
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• disparate: Not alike; that cannot be compared
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• throttle: Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
• artful: Skilled at getting what you want in a clever way