Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at least: As a minimum
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• use up: To use all of; consume
• come to a head: A difficult situation reaches a critical or decisive point.
• stake out: To watch a building or area continuously, usually by the police, in order to gather information or prevent crime
• have to: Must do
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• amount: Quantity of something
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• spike: The top point in a graph
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• factor: Something that influences a result
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• illustration: Picture that helps explain something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• come: To arrive at a place
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• shepherd: Person's name
• crypto: One who covertly supports a certain doctrine, group, or party.
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• duel: Competition between two athletes or enemies
• partisan: Resistance fighters in World War II
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• facet: A part of something; aspect
• shareholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing