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Frage		Antworten
ballot paper Lernen beginnen		a piece of paper you write your vote on
ballot box Lernen beginnen		a box where you put your ballot paper, once you want to vote
polling station Lernen beginnen		place where votes are casted
(to) cast a vote Lernen beginnen		to vote
close-run election Lernen beginnen		election where parties have similar number of votes
constituency Lernen beginnen		area/ town represented by one politician
coup attempt Lernen beginnen		attempt by citizen/military to take control of government
coup (d’etat) Lernen beginnen		the takeover often violent of government
the electorate Lernen beginnen		all people able to vote
gamble pays off Lernen beginnen		risk that has positive outcome
(to go) to the polls Lernen beginnen		to hold an election
(to) pull certain amount of votes Lernen beginnen		when party/ politician does it they get number/ percentage of votes
landslide victory Lernen beginnen		win in election with big gap over others
(to) win with overwhelming majority Lernen beginnen		(to) win with a big number of votes gap over others
to win with slim/narrow majority Lernen beginnen		to barely win over in votes numbers
opinion poll Lernen beginnen		collected results of asking people opinions
to overthrow the government Lernen beginnen		to remove government by force
galloping inflation Lernen beginnen		inflation out of control
staunch Lernen beginnen		very loyal
survey Lernen beginnen		set of questions asked to large group of people
to tackle a problem Lernen beginnen		to deal/solve a problem
to tarnish sb reputation Lernen beginnen		to destroy sb reputation
to drum up business Lernen beginnen		to promote a business
gap in the market for Lernen beginnen		an opurtunity in a market
to be overdrawn at the bank Lernen beginnen		to spend more money than you have in a bank
to run into difficulties/problems Lernen beginnen		to get unexpected problems
run up a dept Lernen beginnen		to keep borrowing money creating debts
to sort sth up Lernen beginnen		to deal/ solve sth
to sue sb Lernen beginnen		to take sb to court
teething troubles Lernen beginnen		small problems that sb experience
thriving Lernen beginnen		doing really well
to be at one’s wit’s end Lernen beginnen		to be worried that you don’t know what to do next
overdraft Lernen beginnen		to spend more than you had on your bank account
constituent Lernen beginnen		sb that lives in particular constituency
address an issue Lernen beginnen		to begin dealing with problem
force for good Lernen beginnen		a positive influence
novel solution Lernen beginnen		new and original answer to a problem
to provide relief Lernen beginnen		to give ease
fresh drive Lernen beginnen		new effort
make a plea Lernen beginnen		make a request
break the cycle Lernen beginnen		to stop negative pattern
law and order break down Lernen beginnen		a breakdown of law and order
riots Lernen beginnen		protests
erupt Lernen beginnen		to burst out suddenly
public disorder Lernen beginnen		expression of dissatisfaction by the public
the social fabric Lernen beginnen		the social structure
draconian measures Lernen beginnen		extreme ways of achieving sth
run-down areas Lernen beginnen		areas in bad condition
antisocial behaviour Lernen beginnen		dangerous and different behavior toward other people
underage drinking Lernen beginnen		drinking of alcohol by minors

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