Vocabulary

• check out
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• public: Owned by the government
• swiftly: Quickly
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• own: To have something as your property
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• call: A order or request for action
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• upend: To overturn or turn up on end
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran