Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• at least: As a minimum
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• carry out
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• set up
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• in terms of
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stand out
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• check out
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• strike: To hit something
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• important: Having power or authority
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• land: Region or country
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• mosque: Muslim temple or place of worship
• extremist: (Of politics, etc.) far stronger than the norm
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• embroil: To involve in a problematic situation
• outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization
• unusually: To an uncommon degree or extent
• telegram: Written message sent by using an electrical device
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• legality: Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute
• northwest: Being between west and north