Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• in terms of
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• slightly: Only a little
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• shift: To change in position or direction
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• gender: State of being male or female
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• point: An item to be discussed
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• shocker: An extremely bad performance
• unmarried: Not being married