Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• 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
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• positive outlook: A tendency to expect good things to happen; optimism.
• look back: To think about past events
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• make up: To invent or create a story
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• deal with
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• address: Exact street location of a place
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• favor: Support or approval from people
• couple: To join something to something else
• due: When something is required or expected
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• presidential: Concerning the president
• overtaken: To pass and go in front of another car
• centrist: Believers in concentrating power centrally