Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• role: Character played by an actor
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• century: Period of 100 years
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• shepherd: Person's name
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• gangster: Member of a gang of violent criminals
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• brook: Small river
• peacefully: In a calm and quiet manner; without using force