Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• fight it out: Settle a dispute by fighting until there is a clear winner.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• gain traction: To become popular or gain support.
• final stretch: The last part of something; the concluding phase.
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• see about: To look into or arrange something.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• amount: Quantity of something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• communist: Believer in communism
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• communism: Political system with state-controlled industry
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• streamer: Long strip of paper used for decoration