Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• strike back: To retaliate or counterattack.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• concern about: To worry about something.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in the throes of: Experiencing a very difficult or painful process.
• have to: Must do
• ratchet up: To increase something by a series of small steps.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in terms of
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• at the moment: At this time; now
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• strike: To hit something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• escalation: An increase in severity
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• come: To arrive at a place
• ethos: Guiding principles of a group
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• nick: Person's name
• tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable
• ferocity: Strength of an emotion or act; anger or cruelty
• insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
• cameraman: Man who operates movie cameras as a job