Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• bat out: To write or produce something quickly with effort.
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• going on: To continue doing something
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• communist: Believer in communism
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China