Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• at least: As a minimum
• conquer the world: To gain control of the world through military force or other means.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• down and dirty: Direct, straightforward, or involving hard work or difficult conditions.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• have to: Must do
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• military: Army or armed forces
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• communist: Believer in communism
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• eager: Very excited and interested
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• unit: One apartment in a building
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• long: Person's name
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• barbarian: Person considered wild and uncivilized
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
• outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization