Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in terms of
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• read into: To interpret or find a meaning in something beyond what is openly expressed.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• zero in: To focus on a target
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• shift: To change in position or direction
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• grasp: Person's control over something
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet