Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• turn on
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in terms of
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• above the law: Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• in point: Relevant; pertinent
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• beggars can't be choosers: People without options must accept what is offered.
• gobble up: To eat something quickly and greedily.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• decade: Period of 10 years
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ignorant: Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• overt: Obvious; easily seen or noticed; explicit
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant