Vocabulary

• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• lead to: To result in some action
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• have to: Must do
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• military: Army or armed forces
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• expire: To breathe out
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• ultimatum: Final demand or proposition
• breakaway: Separated/wanting separation from a group/policy