Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in terms of
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• with reason: Having a good or justifiable cause.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• miserable: Very unhappy
• spot: A certain place or area
• strike: To hit something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• shift: To change in position or direction
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• military: Army or armed forces
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• previously: At an earlier time
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• inseparable: Always together; unable to be parted
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• wit: Ability to make clever jokes and remarks quickly
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• divergence: Moving away; becoming different or separate
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions
• reelect: To vote someone back to office or position