Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• circle the wagons: To unite and protect each other from criticism or attack.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• go on: To continue doing something
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
• sinner: One who sins; one breaking a religious law