Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• have to: Must do
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• going on: To continue doing something
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• military: Army or armed forces
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• respond: To answer something or someone
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fully: Completely or entirely
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• backbone: Strength and determination
• chancellor: High government official
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran