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
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• 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
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• fray: To form loose threads at the edge of cloth
• chancellor: High government official
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• mistrust: To feel that you cannot trust someone or something