Vocabulary

• slim down: To become thinner, usually by dieting or exercising.
• have to: Must do
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• carry out
• at least: As a minimum
• sit down: To take a seat
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as you wish: A polite way of granting a request or giving permission.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• set the wheels in motion: To start a process or series of events.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• ferret around: To search persistently and busily in various places.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• staff: Employees of a company
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
• enact: To make a bill into law
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• pilgrim: Traveler going to a place with religious meaning
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• ferret: Animal descended from the European polecat
• hacker: Person accessing computers without permission
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack
• transpire: To take place or occur