Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at this moment in time: Referring to the present moment or current time.
• such as: For example; like
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• with one voice: In complete agreement; all expressing the same opinion together.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• persona: Personality that you project in public
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• public: Owned by the government
• clarification: Act or process of making a liquid clear
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
• extremist: (Of politics, etc.) far stronger than the norm
• condemnation: Expression of strong disapproval
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• chancellor: High government official
• sever: To cut off
• staunch: Being very loyal to a person, organization, cause
• defuse: To make a bad situation less intense/problematic
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions