Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• urge: A strong desire for something
• poverty: State of being poor
• strength: Condition of being strong
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• afford: To make available, to provide
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• aid: To help others and provide things
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• plight: Difficult situation
• great: Very good; better than before
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• gay: Happy and bright
• housemaid: Female employed to maintain a home for another