Vocabulary

• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• have to: Must do
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• got to: To arrive at some place
• deal with
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• go on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• require: To demand that someone does something
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• couple: To join something to something else
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• person: Man, woman or child
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• comrade: Someone you work or fight side by side with
• martyr: Someone killed of suffering for their beliefs
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• socialism: Political system with state control/free benefits
• padding: To put soft material in to provide comfort
• undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals