Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• against the world: Feeling alone in opposition to everyone else.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stick up for: To defend (yourself, someone else)
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• great: Very good; better than before
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• gamble: To play games to win money
• live: To be alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• organically: In a natural way, without a set structure
• boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise