Vocabulary

• cast aside: To get rid of something; discard.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• pendulum swings: The movement of a pendulum from one extreme to the other.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• think back: To recapture the past
• next to: Being located along side another
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• in terms of
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• huge: Very very large
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• previously: At an earlier time
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• complementary: Working well together; completing something
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• live: To be alive
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• traitor: Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• incite: To cause something to happen, e.g. a riot
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly