Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• lead to: To result in some action
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• deal with
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• in terms of
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• financial: Involving money
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• land: Region or country
• proliferation: Sudden and fast increase in something
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• bipolar: (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• improvisation: Doing something without preparation
• blackmail: To threaten to tell a secret unless you are paid
• marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
• unthinkable: Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
• negotiator: Person holding a discussion to reach agreement
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target