Vocabulary

• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• on a par: Equal to someone or something
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• amount: Quantity of something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• defense: Argument in support of something
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• aggravate: To make a negative situation even worse
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• acquit: To perform or behave well, badly
• burglary: Action of a thief entering a building to steal
• unlawful: Not conforming to legality