Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• have to: Must do
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• such as: For example; like
• lead to: To result in some action
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• chill: State of being a little cold
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• due: When something is required or expected
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• part: Division of a book
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean