Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at least: As a minimum
• much anticipated: Eagerly awaited; greatly expected.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• follow through: To fulfill a promise
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for instance: As an example.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• additional: Further or added
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• sanction: Official support or approval
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• delve: To search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• triumphant: Celebrating victory or success
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• symmetrical: Having parts that are exactly the same
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• veil: Covering of fine net to protect or hide the face
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• redirect: To change the direction of something to a new way
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• tit: Slang name for a woman's breast
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• embargo: Order from a government which prohibits something
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• call: A order or request for action
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority
• talk: Style of speaking
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• ukraine: A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• purposefully: In a determined manner
• retaliatory: Concerning revenge for something harmful or wrong
• unofficial: In a properly authorized way
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping
• docking: To take away a part of an animal's tail