Vocabulary

• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• check out
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• blast: To attack someone with words
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• swift: Quick
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
• ornate: Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
• mull: To think about something slowly and carefully
• unleashed: To release or let an animal go
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• southeastern: Area in the south and east