Vocabulary

• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• go on: To continue doing something
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strike: To hit something
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• preemptive: Acting so as to prevent bad things happening
• datum: Item of factual information
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• triple: Group or set of three
• justification: Reason or fact that explains why something is true
• blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want