Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• set back: To cost someone, often a large amount
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• bring about: To cause to happen
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• tip off: Inform somebody about something that is secret or private.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• draw up: To create a formal document
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• out of power: Not currently holding a position of authority or government.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• go on: To continue doing something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• military: Army or armed forces
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• respond: To answer something or someone
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• broad: General; not detailed
• defense: Argument in support of something
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• brittle: Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• verge: Brink or threshold
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• respective: Belonging to each of two or more persons or things
• underway: Happening now
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
• overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military