Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get between: To just do well enough to pass, e.g. a course
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• important: Having power or authority
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• reelection: Act of election or being elected again