Key words in the media

make or become greater or more serious

improve

rise extremely quickly

rise very quickly

change continuously between one leven and another

present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest

when you find ways of explaining how money has been spent, which keep hidden what has really happened to it

to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people

the illegal buying and seeling of company shares by people who have special information because they are involved with the company

to move money which has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally

an illegal plan for making money

a company that is in the red is in the debt

a company that is in the black does not have any debts

a company that goes to the wall is financially ruined

a person who is competing to get a job or elected position

a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job

to compete as a candidate in a election

a series of planned events in different places attended or given by a politician who is trying to be elected

engaged in making politicial speeches to win office

to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud unfriendly statements or questions

a series of brief visits to different places, made usually by a politician

someone whose job is to make ideas, events, etc. seem better than they really are, especially in politics

in the US, a political partner chosen for a politician who is trying to get elected

a perfect combination, especially a combination of two politicians working for one party in an election

the activity, especially of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public

when you say insulting or unfair things about someone, especially to try to damage their reputation

a part of a situation, espacially a political one, which shows a low standard of morality

the places where people vote in a political election

a person who performs opinion polls

a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person

to vote

a small, partly enclosed area in a polling station where you can vote in private

getting the election result you want by an illegal method