Vocabulary

• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in terms of
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• roll over: To make a payment later than planned
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• consider: To think carefully about something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• ignite: To catch fire
• investigation: Search for information about something
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• part: Division of a book
• area: Amount of measured space
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• nick: Person's name
• nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs