Vocabulary

• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• require: To demand that someone does something
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• punitive: Intended to punish; severe; harsh
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority
• provocation: Causing anger or resentment, often deliberately
• ensue: To happen as a result of
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• fallen: To drop in amount; to decrease
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• east: Direction where the sun rises
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge