Vocabulary

• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• from hunger: Motivated or caused by a state of hunger.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• cut about: To move around or travel casually in an area.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• aid: To help others and provide things
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• workforce: The total number of working people
• actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• history: Established pattern or record
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa