Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• deal with
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• brush aside: To ignore or treat something as unimportant.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on the stump: Actively campaigning or giving public speeches.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• fill up
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• financial: Involving money
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• broad: General; not detailed
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• investigation: Search for information about something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• business: A company formed for making profit
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• license: To give official permission to do something
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• preferential: Giving better treatment to one rather than another
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
• oligarch: Powerful rich person, one of very few in a country