Vocabulary

• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• investigation: Search for information about something
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• picture: General situation or state of being
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• presidential: Concerning the president
• tabloid: Type of newspaper featuring exaggerated stories
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times