Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• for instance: As an example.
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• turn into: To change to become something else
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• instance: An example of something; case
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• narcissist: Someone in love with themselves
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• inauguration: Official ceremony to start a new presidency, etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• throwback: Example of a species thought dead, but revived
• skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
• aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• call: A order or request for action
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• rendition: Performance of a particular piece, esp. of music
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• total: Whole number or amount of something
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• enter: To start a career or an education
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• firearm: Small weapon that you fire
• boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head