Vocabulary

• in terms of
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• atmosphere: Air around us
• brief: Information and instructions given for a meeting
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• factor: Something that influences a result
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• 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
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• public: Owned by the government
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• respective: Belonging to each of two or more persons or things
• historical: Connected with the past
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• dichotomy: Difference between two completely opposite ideas
• dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• readiness: State of having been made ready or prepared
• mistrust: To feel that you cannot trust someone or something
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• hopelessness: Lack of desire for, or belief in success