Vocabulary

• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• queue up: To form a line of people waiting for something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• put a foot wrong: To make a mistake or do something wrong.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• going on: To continue doing something
• pipe down: To be quiet; stop talking or making noise.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• at least: As a minimum
• muddle through: To manage to do something without much skill or planning.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• barely: Only just; just possible
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• chancellor: High government official
• mistrust: To feel that you cannot trust someone or something