Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• set on: To attack
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• set alight: To cause something to start burning; ignite.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• spring up: To appear or develop quickly and suddenly.
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• sound bite: A short extract from a recorded interview or speech, used for broadcast.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at the moment: At this time; now
• such as: For example; like
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• look back: To think about past events
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• extreme: Very great in degree
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• fellow: Man or a boy
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• presidential: Concerning the president
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• orchestrate: To organize and plan
• spire: Pointed structure on top of a building e.g. church