Vocabulary

• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in favour of
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• such as: For example; like
• have to: Must do
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• seek: To ask someone for help
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• favor: Support or approval from people
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• electoral: Concerning elections
• standstill: Situation in which no advancement is possible
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• sheikh: (In the Muslim or Arab world) a prince or leader
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran