Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• at least: As a minimum
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• deal with
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
• check out
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• slightly: Only a little
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• quarter: 25 cents
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• land: Region or country
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• datum: Item of factual information