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when the people who live in the same area, town, etc. have a lot of power or influence, or work together successfully to achieve what they want to do far that area or town
green space
land, or an area of land, that has not been built on and is covered in grass, trees, etc.
pressure
an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments or threats
cause
to make (something) happen, especially something bad
anxiety
the feeling of being very worried about something
work part-time
someone who works part-time works for only part of each day or week
wages
money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days or weeks that you work
generous
someone who is generous is willing to give moeny, spend time, etc., in order to help people or give them pleasure
charity
an organisation that gives money, goods or help to people who are poor, sich, etc.
purpose in life
a feeling of determination to chieve things in live
equality
a situation in which people have the same rigths, advantages, etc.
face
if sou face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it
discrimination
the practice of treating one person or group differeently from another in an unfair way
trust
to belive that (someone) is hones or will not do anything bad or wrong
have faith in
to have a strong feeling of trust or confidence in (someone or something)
violence
behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically
fact of life
an unpleasant situation that exists and that must be accepted
tolerance
willingness to allow people to do, say or belive what tey want without criticising or punishing them
able
if you are able to do something, you are in a situation in which it is possible for you to do it
ability
the state of bein able to do something
anxious
worried about something
anxiety
the feeling of being very worried about something
charitable
relating to giving help to the poor or other people in need
charity
an organisation that gives money, goods or help to people who are poor, sick, etc.
communal
relating or belonging to all the people living in a particular community
community
the people who live in th same area, town, etc.
equal
having the same rights, opportunities, etc. as everyone else, whatever your race, religion or sex
equality
a situation in which people habe the same rights, advantages etc.
creative
involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things
creativity
the ability to use your imagination ro produve new ideas, make things, etc.
generousity
a generous attitude, or generous behaviour
national
relating to one particular nation as opposed to other nations
nationality
the state of being legally citizen of a particular country
normal
usual, typical or expected
normality
a situation in which things happen in the usual or expected way
probable
likely to exist, happen or be true
probability
what is likely or something that is likely
poverty
the situation or experience of being poor
wealth
a large amount of money, property, etc. thet a person or country owns
homeless
without a home
state
the government or political organisation of a country
democracy
a country tht has a government which has been elected by the people of the country
rule
to have the official power to control (a country and the people who live there)
own
to have (something which belongs to you), especially because you habe bought it, been given it, etc. and it is legally yours
fund
to provide money for (an activity, organisation, event, etc.)
pas
to give (someone) (money) for something you buy or for a service
racism
unfair treatment of people, or violence against them, because they belong to a different race from your own
majority
most of the people or things in a group
rigths
something that you are morally, legally or afficially allowed to do or have
vote
an act of voting in an election or meeting, or the choice that you make when you vote
healthcare
the servicees that are provided for looking after people’s health, or the activity of doing this
get rid of
to theow away or destroy (something you do not want any more)
put up with
to accept (an unpleasant situation or person) without complaining
peace
a situation in which there is no war or fighting
chaos
a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organised or arranged in order
take over
to take control of (something)
lose power
to stop having the ability or rigth to control people or event
control
to have the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company, etc. is organised or what it does
free
to allow (someone) to say and do what they want, after controlling or restricting them in the past
social care
care for the elderly, people with disabilities, etc. who need support to manage daily life, e.g. washing, preparing meals, etc.
the elderly
people who are old
get divorced
to go through the legal process of no longer being married to your wife or husband
middle class
belonging to the social cleaa that includes people who are educated and work in professional jobs, for example teachers or managers
life expectancy
the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live
vandalism
the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property
noise pollution
very loud or continuous noise which is considered unpleasant and harmful to people
access
the rights to use something
higher education
college or university education as opposed to school
benefits
money provided by the government to people who are sick, unemployed or have little money
rights
something you are morally, legally or officially allowed to do or have
beg
to ask people to give you food, money, etc., usually because you are very poor
all walks of life
your walk of life describes the position in society you have, especially the type of job you have
later in life
when you are older
life’s too short
used to say that you should not waste time doing something or worrying about something
quality of life
how good or bad your life is, shown for example by whether or not you are happy, healthy, able to do what you want, etc.
see life
to experience a wide range of different things, often unusual things
that’s life
used to say that something is diasappointing but you have to accept it
have the time of your life
to enjoy yourself very much
drown
to die from being under water for too long, or to kill (someone) in this way
come last
to lose a race by being slower than everyone else
be in the lead
to be in the first position in a race or competition
fall over
to fall onto the ground
miss a penalty
to fail to kick the ball or hick the puck into the goal in a game of foorball, rugby or ice hockey, when you have been given the chance because the other team has broken a rule
send off
to order (a sports player) to leave the field because they have broken the rule
break the record time
to go faster than has been achieved or reached, especially in sport
a fair contest
a competition in which everyone has the same chance of winning
knock out
to defeat (a person) in a competition so that they can no longer take part
train
to prepare for a sports event or tell (someone) how to prepare for it, especially by excercising
black belt
(someone who has) a high rank in sports as judo and karate
represent your country
if you represent your country in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country
slope
an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ski down
the favourite
the team, player, etc. that is expected to win a race or competition
get to the quarter-finals
to qualify for one of the four games near the end of a competition, whose winners play in two semi-finals
get beaten
to be defeatet
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