Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• urge: A strong desire for something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• seek: To ask someone for help
• aid: To help others and provide things
• couple: To join something to something else
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• vow: Very serious promise
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• close: Almost; near
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
• understate: To describe as smaller/less important than reality
• spokeswoman: Woman who represents a group's views