Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• fill: To make something full
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• 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
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
• defector: One fleeing to a country for political reasons
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• unified: To bring or join together into one
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one