Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in terms of
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• on to: Toward something; forward
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
• read between the lines: To understand the hidden or implied meaning not explicitly stated.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• carry out
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• spot: A certain place or area
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• amount: Quantity of something
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• huge: Very very large
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• reiterate: To say something again for further emphasis
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• moderator: Person hosting a discussion
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran