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
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• 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
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• 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
• unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
• spat: A small fight or disagreement
• 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
• generational: Concerning people born at about the same time