Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• by the way of: Using or via a particular route or method.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• allow for: To take into consideration
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• address: Exact street location of a place
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• couple: To join something to something else
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• delegate: Person attending a meeting
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• cling: To be dependent on
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• chancellor: High government official
• procurement: Act of getting possession of something
• airbus: Jet airliner build by the Airbus Group