Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on the defensive: Behaving as if you are being attacked or criticized.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• past time: An activity done regularly for enjoyment; a hobby.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• replenish: To fill up again
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• defense: Argument in support of something
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• important: Having power or authority
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• point: An item to be discussed
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• outline: Line around the outer edge of something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• candid: Saying what you think openly and honestly
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• constitutionally: According to a nations constitution
• militarily: As regards the military