Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• at least: As a minimum
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• got to: To arrive at some place
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• see about: To look into or arrange something.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• prediction: A statement of what will happen next
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• datum: Item of factual information
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• historically: In history; in the past
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• predictive: Making a guess based on previous experience
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area