Vocabulary

• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• altogether: All things considered
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• lag: Delay between two events
• fabricate: To invent or create, especially to deceive, trick
• irrespective: In spite of everything; ignoring drawbacks
• fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
• sheikh: (In the Muslim or Arab world) a prince or leader