Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• pile: Large amount of something
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• factor: Something that influences a result
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• role: Character played by an actor
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• concede: To admit that something is true
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
• mediate: To help to reach an agreement between people
• envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
• sideline: To make someone less important, or irrelevant
• militarily: As regards the military