Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• no fear: Showing confidence or bravery; not afraid.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• extreme: Very great in degree
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• respect: To follow the established rules
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• respond: To answer something or someone
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• convict: Person in prison
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
• ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
• fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
• stagnate: To stop moving, developing, or making progress
• populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
• unaccompanied: Being without an partner (for travel or music)
• supremacist: Person believing their race is the best
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration