Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• across the pond: Referring to the Atlantic Ocean, especially when contrasting the UK and the US.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• urge: A strong desire for something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• performance: Act of doing something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• vow: Very serious promise
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• internally: On or from the inside
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• orderly: Organized in a way that makes sense or is neat
• disillusion: State of having lost belief in or hope