Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• have to: Must do
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• nine tenths: A fraction representing nine parts out of ten.
• one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• slightly: Only a little
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• evolve: To develop certain features
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• public: Owned by the government
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
• newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future
• koran: Islamic holy book