Vocabulary

• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• check out
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• military: Army or armed forces
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• couple: To join something to something else
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• business: A company formed for making profit
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• theft: Act of stealing
• central: Being in the middle
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• picture: General situation or state of being
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• olive: Person's name
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• nick: Person's name
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• settler: Person going to live in an uninhabited region
• outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• statewide: Occurring or extending throughout a state