Vocabulary

• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• at least: As a minimum
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• some time ago: At a point in the past; not recently.
• break out
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• initially: At first; originally
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• favor: Support or approval from people
• couple: To join something to something else
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• role: Character played by an actor
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• area: Amount of measured space
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• moan: To complain about something
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• northwestern: Area in the north and west