Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
• on all-fours: Position with hands and knees on the ground.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• initially: At first; originally
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• account: An advantage
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• investigation: Search for information about something
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• obstruct: To block the view, path or progress of someone
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• mobilization: (Of army) act of getting ready for action