Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at peace with: Feeling calm and content about something, especially after a period of worry or difficulty.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in terms of
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in the throes of: Experiencing a very difficult or painful process.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• convey: To carry or transport something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• couple: To join something to something else
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• century: Period of 100 years
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• come: To arrive at a place
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• annex: An extension to a main building
• rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
• incitement: Rousing people to action, e.g. a riot
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers