Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in dire straits: Experiencing serious financial or other troubles.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• going on: To continue doing something
• dire consequences: Very serious or terrible results that follow an action or event.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• touch down: (Of plane) to land on the ground
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• see out: To continue doing something until it ends, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• agriculture: The science of farming
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• discrepancy: Difference between amounts that should be the same
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• happen: To take place or occur
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• come: To arrive at a place
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• cartel: Groups united for a common (illegal) action
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• bribery: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• prism: Three-dimensional object
• statute: Rule created by an institution or organization
• transpire: To take place or occur
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals