Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• due to: Because of; owing to
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• have to: Must do
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• slightly: Only a little
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'