Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• news article: A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
• frankly speaking: To be honest; to say what you really think.
• lead to: To result in some action
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• express: To send something by fast mail
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• military: Army or armed forces
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• favor: Support or approval from people
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• staff: Employees of a company
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• impromptu: Done with little or no preparation
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• allege: To state without proof
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• surely: With certainty; definitely
• close: Almost; near
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• improvisation: Doing something without preparation
• entourage: People who travel with and help someone important
• hunky: Having a well-developed physique