Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• in terms of
• cast a shadow: To cause a shadow to appear.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• cast doubt: To cause uncertainty or suspicion about something.
• out of character: Not typical of someone's personality or usual behavior.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• back then: At that time in the past.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• inherently: As an essential part of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• due: When something is required or expected
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• assassinate: To murder a famous or public figure
• parse: To analyze component parts of speech
• unarmed: Not having or using arms or weapons
• playoff: Contest to determine which team goes to the final
• geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography