Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• certain to: Sure to happen; inevitable.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at least: As a minimum
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• have to: Must do
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• look back: To think about past events
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in terms of
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• strike: To hit something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• point: An item to be discussed
• fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• causation: Act of causing or creating an effect
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink