Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• sober: Not drunk
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• sustenance: What sustains life, especially food
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• close: Almost; near
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• overdo: To do or use too much of something
• ukraine: A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• big: Popular