Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• deal with
• back then: At that time in the past.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at the moment: At this time; now
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• warn off: To tell someone to stay away or not to approach.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go on: To continue doing something
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• weak: Not having a strong character
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• happen: To take place or occur
• contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• clerical: Connected with office work
• refinery: Industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack
• voyager: Traveler to a distant land (especially by sea)
• theological: Of the study of religion
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers