Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in terms of
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• write down: To record in writing
• give and take
• just exactly: Precisely; exactly right.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• set up
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• proposition: General claim or theory
• verge: Brink or threshold
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
• optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
• egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• imperialism: Political system in which one country rules others
• envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
• annexation: Incorporation of land from a country
• underscore: To highlight or stress
• anchorage: Condition of (boat) being secured to a base