Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• at least: As a minimum
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• set up
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in terms of
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• initial: First letter of your given name
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• favor: Support or approval from people
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• act: To behave in a certain way
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• northern: In or toward the north