Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• bring about: To cause to happen
• at the moment: At this time; now
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• concern about: To worry about something.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no doubts: Certainly; without question (plural form).
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• narrative: The telling of a story
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• option: A choice
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• clerical: Connected with office work
• fray: To form loose threads at the edge of cloth
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• entangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target