Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• signed on to: To formally agree to something, often by signing a document.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• couple: To join something to something else
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• communist: Believer in communism
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• amphibious: Operating or living on land and in water
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
• homeland: Country where you were born
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'