Vocabulary

• take out: To apply for and get a license
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• at the moment: At this time; now
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• set up
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go on: To continue doing something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• conduct: Your behavior
• military: Army or armed forces
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• mount: To attach something to something else
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• escalation: An increase in severity
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• cordial: A fruit-based drink
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• marina: Person's name
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• defection: Abandoning or leaving something to go to a rival