Vocabulary

• go away: To go on vacation
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• strike: To hit something
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• communist: Believer in communism
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• scrap: To fight with someone
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• feminism: Belief that women and men have the same rights
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• talk: Style of speaking
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• vanguard: Group who are the leaders in an action or movement
• motherland: Country where you were born