Vocabulary

• tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look back: To think about past events
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• communist: Believer in communism
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• china: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
• Taiwan: A government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
• leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task