Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• going on: To continue doing something
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
• nick: Person's name
• chancellor: High government official
• dugout: Low shelter for players near baseball diamond