Vocabulary

• a necessary evil: Something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on time
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shift: To change in position or direction
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• datum: Item of factual information
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges