Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• green light
• clear line: An unobstructed path or view.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• consider: To think carefully about something
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• blow: To move something using air
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• altogether: All things considered
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• presidential: Concerning the president
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)
• birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth