Vocabulary

• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• come to power: To gain control of a country or organization.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• mete out: To administer or dispense (something, such as justice or punishment).
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• deal with
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• educational attainment: The highest level of education that someone has completed.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• favor: Support or approval from people
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• civilization: A highly developed society
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• role: Character played by an actor
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• circulate: To go round continuously
• reside: To live in; dwell; to be present
• presidential: Concerning the president
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
• cleric: A spiritual leader in a church
• satan: An evil spirit said to be in control of hell
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran