Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game