Vocabulary

• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in the hope of: With the expectation or desire for something to happen.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• 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.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• huge: Very very large
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• bolster: To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• call: A order or request for action
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• electoral: Concerning elections