Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at the latest: No later than; by the specified deadline.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• have to: Must do
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• initially: At first; originally
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• business: A company formed for making profit
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• picture: General situation or state of being
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
• disapproval: When you don't like or agree with something
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• victorian: Typical of 19th century standards or conduct