Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• lay down on: To neglect duties or avoid work or effort.
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• dump on: To criticize or blame someone heavily or unfairly.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• earn it: To deserve something as a result of one's actions or efforts.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• fire off: To say or ask questions quickly
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• look beyond: To consider the future and what might happen.
• on the right side of history: Being morally or socially correct in the long term.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• sit down: To take a seat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• stand together: To unite in support or defense as a group.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• extreme: Very great in degree
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• poverty: State of being poor
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• gender: State of being male or female
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• act: To behave in a certain way
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• staffer: Person who works for the US President
• lobbyist: Someone employed to persuade people to change laws
• smoky: (Room) full of smoke
• sonny: Friendly way of addressing a boy
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran