Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rewrite history: To change the commonly accepted facts or perception of past events.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• cast of characters: The actors and roles in a play, film, or other performance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• against the world: Feeling alone in opposition to everyone else.
• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• work out
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• narrative: The telling of a story
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• role: Character played by an actor
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• malleable: Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)
• leave: To go away from; depart
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• great: Very good; better than before
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil