Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• at least: As a minimum
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• lead to: To result in some action
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• perish the thought: An expression to reject an undesirable idea strongly.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• shift: To change in position or direction
• conduct: Your behavior
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• aid: To help others and provide things
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• permanently: For a long time; always
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• communist: Believer in communism
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• land: Region or country
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• inquiry: Process of seeking information
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• mobilization: (Of army) act of getting ready for action
• totality: State of being total and complete
• hon: Shortened form of honorable ; Used of judges