Vocabulary

• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• break out
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• previously: At an earlier time
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• hamper: to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• tread: To step; to walk on
• concede: To admit that something is true
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• annex: An extension to a main building
• reluctance: Unwillingness to do something