Vocabulary

• in terms of
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
• going on: To continue doing something
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• for the main: Intended for the primary or main person or thing.
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in command: Having control or authority over something or someone.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• slam: To criticize sharply
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• defense: Argument in support of something
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• dagger: Small knife, e.g. that can be concealed
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
• manpower: The workers available