Vocabulary

• take out: To apply for and get a license
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• deal with
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• fast and furious: Done with great speed and energy; full of excitement and intensity.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• can of worms: A situation or subject that is complicated and unpleasant to deal with.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• express: To send something by fast mail
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• furious: Extremely angry
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• broad: General; not detailed
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy