Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• bow down: To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• extreme: Very great in degree
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• expire: To breathe out
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• important: Having power or authority
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• happen: To take place or occur
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• ultimatum: Final demand or proposition
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran