Vocabulary

• from power: To lose control or position of authority.
• leave out: To forget; omit
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• for instance: As an example.
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• deal with
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• part: Division of a book
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• died: To cease to function or work
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
• unpopular: Disliked by many people
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• teamed: Worked together with someone to achieve a common goal.
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence
• ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• closely: In a careful manner
• military: Army or armed forces
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• stability: Quality or state of being even or consistent
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• equivalence: When something is equal to something else
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• narrative: The telling of a story
• skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
• tyrannical: Forcing people to do what you want, as by threats
• borderland: Area on either side of a border or boundary
• poisoning: To affect something in a very negative way
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• aforementioned: Previously mentioned
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• austerity: Lack of luxury or plenty
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement