Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• have to: Must do
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• communist: Believer in communism
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• act: To behave in a certain way
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
• stash: Supply of something that is hidden or stored
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• retract: To take back something said or given
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• solemnly: In a grave and sedate manner
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee