Vocabulary

• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• in attendance: Present at a particular event or meeting.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• going on: To continue doing something
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• role: Character played by an actor
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• broad: General; not detailed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• fund: To supply money for something
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• socialist: Of socialism; being a socialist
• vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
• rightly: In accordance with what is right
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration