Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• let down
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fair point: A valid or reasonable statement; a good argument.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• regardless of
• positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• couple: To join something to something else
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• compel: To force someone to do something
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• multinational: Involving many countries
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• fortnight: A period of two weeks