Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in terms of
• set up
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• couple: To join something to something else
• performance: Act of doing something
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• mandate: To order that something is done
• important: Having power or authority
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• piece: A counter in a board game
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• act: To behave in a certain way
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• person: Man, woman or child
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• part: Division of a book
• subsidy: Money paid to keep the cost or price affordable
• evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• sherry: Alcoholic drink originating in Spain