Vocabulary

• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• have to: Must do
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• deal with
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• such as: For example; like
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• broad: General; not detailed
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• deep: Complex and important
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• unorthodox: Different from the norm in behavior or thought
• populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people