Vocabulary

• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• instance: An example of something; case
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• elusive: Difficult to find or catch
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
• mount: To attach something to something else
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• heed: To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
• orchestrate: To organize and plan
• abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject