Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• make up: To invent or create a story
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in that order: Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• such as: For example; like
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• communist: Believer in communism
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• diffuse: To cause something to spread through a large area
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked