Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• have to: Must do
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• military: Army or armed forces
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• land: Region or country
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• editor: Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• annex: An extension to a main building
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack