Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• sum up
• in the aggregate: Considering the whole or total amount combined.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• stand up against: To resist or oppose someone or something; to defend oneself against an attack or injustice.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• barge into: To enter a place suddenly and roughly or interrupt.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• afford: To make available, to provide
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• level: Specific height of something
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'