Vocabulary

• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• such as: For example; like
• off the chart: Extremely high or impressive; beyond the normal scale.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• passed by: Went past someone or something.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• address: Exact street location of a place
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• digit: Person's finger or toe
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• mid: At (or near) the middle point