Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• at least: As a minimum
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• choke off: To suppress or stop something, often by force or other means.
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• at sea
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• under way: Having started and in progress; in motion or operation.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• got to: To arrive at some place
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• bomb off: To leave quickly or suddenly, often without notice.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• military: Army or armed forces
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• row: To move a boat using oars
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• notably: In a way that deserves notice; particularly
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• highland: Area of mountains far above sea level