Vocabulary

• carry out
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• lead to: To result in some action
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• strike: To hit something
• military: Army or armed forces
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• stability: Quality or state of being even or consistent
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• eyelid: The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
• pellet: Hard little ball, e.g. of food or medicine
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran