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.
• 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
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• address: Exact street location of a place
• grasp: Person's control over something
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• feast: Religious celebration
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• 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
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• great: Very good; better than before
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• outline: Line around the outer edge of something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• product: Item that can be bought
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• fix: Answer to a problem
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• avail: To make use of an opportunity or an advantage
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• transformational: Concerning a complete change in shape of something
• cogent: Logically expressed so as to be persuasive