Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• urge: A strong desire for something
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• important: Having power or authority
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• product: Item that can be bought
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• part: Division of a book
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• historically: In history; in the past
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• bribery: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background