Vocabulary

• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• at least: As a minimum
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• express: To send something by fast mail
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• area: Amount of measured space
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split