Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• huge: Very very large
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• respect: To follow the established rules
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• racial: Of or relating to race
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• historically: In history; in the past
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• stronghold: Castle, fort etc. place that is fortified or secure
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• disillusion: State of having lost belief in or hope
• barbershop: Shop where men can get their hair cut, get shaved
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration