Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• going on: To continue doing something
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• sit down: To take a seat
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• set up
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• extreme: Very great in degree
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• financial: Involving money
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• requirement: A demand that someone does something
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• great: Very good; better than before
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• pomp: Solemn ceremonial actions, as to honor someone
• electoral: Concerning elections
• rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want