Vocabulary

• take it from me: Trust me or believe what I say based on experience.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• decade: Period of 10 years
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• master: To gain control over something
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• datum: Item of factual information
• oath: Promise to do something
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone