Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• positive side: The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
• in terms of
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• on the plus side: Considering the advantages or positive aspects.
• going on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• barely: Only just; just possible
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• point: An item to be discussed
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• trust: To expect confidently
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• area: Amount of measured space
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• datum: Item of factual information
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water