Vocabulary

• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in terms of
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• due: When something is required or expected
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• bare: Lacking contents; empty
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• allowance: Money that is given to someone regularly
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
• less: Smaller in amount or degree
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• deceit: Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
• electoral: Concerning elections
• rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• marina: Person's name
• leftist: One supporting liberal or new ideas politically