Vocabulary

• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• regardless of
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• in light of: Because of; considering
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• beat to: To play or create music with a specific rhythm or tempo.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives