Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• set up
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• bring about: To cause to happen
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• hunt down: To search for someone or something until you find them, often after a long time or over a large area.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
• name: What something or someone is called
• black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• important: Having power or authority
• bad: Not good; wrong
• showed: To be easily seen or displayed
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• talk: Style of speaking
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• history: Established pattern or record
• century: Period of 100 years
• call: A order or request for action
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• model: Being an excellent example of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• doubly: Twice as much (in effort or degree)
• prince: Person's name
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• largely: In large part; mainly or chiefly
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• importantly: In an important way;
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• stability: Quality or state of being even or consistent
• derive: To come from another thing
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• tsar: Title of the emperor of Russia before 1917
• khan: A title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
• proletariat: Lowest social class in a society or community
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• consolidated: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• verbose: Using or containing too many words