Vocabulary

• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• stage name: A name used by a performer instead of their real name.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• making music: The act of creating or performing music.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• take with: To bring something or someone along when you go somewhere.
• have to: Must do
• making ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• poverty: State of being poor
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• afford: To make available, to provide
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• expire: To breathe out
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• leave: To go away from; depart
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• master: To gain control over something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• public: Owned by the government
• improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• license: To give official permission to do something
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• cob: A type of nut from the hazel tree