Vocabulary

• go after: To chase or pursue something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at least: As a minimum
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• child's play: Something very easy to do.
• carry out
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• deal with
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• brief: Information and instructions given for a meeting
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• conduct: Your behavior
• military: Army or armed forces
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• due: When something is required or expected
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• weak: Not having a strong character
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• fanatic: Person who is very passionate about an activity
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority