Vocabulary

• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• making waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• come to a head: A difficult situation reaches a critical or decisive point.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• seek: To ask someone for help
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• mandate: To order that something is done
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• main: Most important; most often used
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions