Vocabulary

• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• sit down: To take a seat
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• for all the world: In every respect; exactly like something or someone.
• at least: As a minimum
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• have to: Must do
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• boil down: To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• public: Owned by the government
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• deep: Complex and important
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• domestically: With respect to your own country
• reflexive: Of words that show the action is done to yourself
• prism: Three-dimensional object
• rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
• complicity: Involvement with someone in a crime, etc.
• uncontested: Not disputed