Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• have to: Must do
• coming to light: To become known or revealed.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• turn on
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• cough up: To provide money, often unwillingly
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• utterly: Completely
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• blow: To move something using air
• couple: To join something to something else
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• tick: To function properly or normally
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• cling: To be dependent on
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• atrocious: Extremely bad or cruel
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• concede: To admit that something is true
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• provincial: People living out of a main city
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• farce: Type of humorous play with ridiculous situations