Vocabulary

• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• going on: To continue doing something
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• speed dial: A function on a telephone that allows you to dial a stored number by pressing only one or two buttons.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• green light
• have to: Must do
• for all money: With maximum effort, speed, or strength.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• huge: Very very large
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• role: Character played by an actor
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• mad: Very angry
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• establishment: Act, process of starting an organization or system
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• novice: A person with little or no experience in something
• rob: Person's name
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• northern: In or toward the north
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
• say: To indicate or give information using language
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• steamy: Filled with steam, vapor or mist
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• childcare: Looking after children and babies
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• insurgent: Person who rebels against governing authority
• statewide: Occurring or extending throughout a state