Vocabulary

• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in terms of
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hit out: To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly.
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• deal with
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sanction: Official support or approval
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• proposition: General claim or theory
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
• godfather: Man who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism