Vocabulary

• have on: To be wearing something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• open up to: To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
• have to: Must do
• off the rails: Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think back: To recapture the past
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• broad: General; not detailed
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• fill: To make something full
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• part: Division of a book
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• racial: Of or relating to race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• unparalleled: Being the best or the worst; having no equal
• presidential: Concerning the president
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• tractor: Powerful (farm) vehicle with large back wheels
• oppress: To rule in a cruel way
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
• reverend: Form of address for certain Christian priests