Vocabulary

• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• have to: Must do
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• in terms of
• before long: Soon; in a short time.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• require: To demand that someone does something
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• undercut: Material removed by a cut made underneath
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• chancellor: High government official
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• unpopular: Disliked by many people