Vocabulary

• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in terms of
• think out: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• deal with
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• initially: At first; originally
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• brief: Information and instructions given for a meeting
• military: Army or armed forces
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• hub: Center of action or interest
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• dozen: 12 people or things
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• compile: To put programming data into a computer
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• negotiator: Person holding a discussion to reach agreement
• aggressor: Country or person that starts a fight or conflict
• resupply: To provide someone with something you already have