Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• allow for: To take into consideration
• tie into: To connect or relate something to a larger subject or system.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• stand together: To unite in support or defense as a group.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• cooking with gas: Working efficiently and effectively, making good progress.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• express: To send something by fast mail
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• address: Exact street location of a place
• grasp: Person's control over something
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• contribution: Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
• outline: Line around the outer edge of something
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• transformational: Concerning a complete change in shape of something