Vocabulary

• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• swiftly: Quickly
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• transitional: Regarding changes in state, movement, place etc.
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• morgue: Place to store dead bodies before they are buried
• oust: To eject from a position or place; force out
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran