Vocabulary

• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• pick off: To shoot at objects one by one
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• got to: To arrive at some place
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• read into: To interpret or find a meaning in something beyond what is openly expressed.
• agricultural products: Goods produced through agriculture, including crops and livestock.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• for the loss: Concerning or because of a defeat or loss.
• lead to: To result in some action
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• strike: To hit something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• huge: Very very large
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• respond: To answer something or someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sanction: Official support or approval
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• whack: To hit someone or something with great force
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• onslaught: Violent attack; a sudden rush of something
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
• inclination: Feeling or desire to do something; a habit
• resolute: Firm in purpose or belief
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• unable: Not being able to do something
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
• multilateral: Involving more than one group or country