Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• going on: To continue doing something
• fall on deaf ears: To be ignored or disregarded by those addressed.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take it easy
• in terms of
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• go on: To continue doing something
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• stick it out: To endure to the end; persevere through difficulties.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• strike: To hit something
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• shift: To change in position or direction
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• public: Owned by the government
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• own: To have something as your property
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• embassy: Building where an ambassador works
• shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• onward: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• madman: Insane person; person you think is stupid or wrong