Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• flexible: Bending easily
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• gender: State of being male or female
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• abusive: Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• normalize: To make something normal or regular