Vocabulary

• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• allege: To state without proof
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• add: To include as well
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• graft: Obtaining money by the dishonest use of influence
• kickback: Bribe paid to get something illegally or cheaply