Vocabulary

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• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• previously: At an earlier time
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• rein: Control; limitation