Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• going on: To continue doing something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• area: Amount of measured space
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• apathy: Feeling of indifference; not caring about anything
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• presidential: Concerning the president
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• electoral: Concerning elections
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)