Vocabulary

• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• pat: Person's name
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother