Vocabulary

• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• ease up: To reduce effort, pressure, or intensity.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in terms of
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• huge: Very very large
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• frequently: Often; regularly
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• additional: Further or added
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• part: Division of a book
• reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
• peril: Extreme danger or risk
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• escalation: An increase in severity
• terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• theorist: A person who forms new ideas about a subject
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping