Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• deal with
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• in a mess: Being in a state of disorder or untidiness.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• communist: Believer in communism
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• invitation: When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
• rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• business: A company formed for making profit
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• worsen: To make or become worse
• relocation: Process of moving to a new place
• peacefully: In a calm and quiet manner; without using force