Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• short clip: A brief segment of a video or film.
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strike: To hit something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• detrimental: Harmful
• military: Army or armed forces
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• fellow: Man or a boy
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• mediator: Person helping others to reach an agreement
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• strongly: With strength or in a strong manner
• ultimatum: Final demand or proposition
• mediation: Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement