Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• at the moment: At this time; now
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• going on: To continue doing something
• club together: Collect money from a group for a common purpose.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• afford: To make available, to provide
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• eradication: Complete destruction of every trace of something
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• chancellor: High government official
• geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography