Vocabulary

• play out: To use up or exhaust
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• other places: Different locations or areas
• go on: To continue doing something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the interim: During the intervening period of time.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• in terms of
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in good stead: To be useful or beneficial to someone.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• have to: Must do
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• set back: To cost someone, often a large amount
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• take down: To capture physically
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• hereditary: Passing from parents to children
• come: To arrive at a place
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• eminent: Widely recognized as a leader in your field
• whatnot: Miscellaneous curios
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• incapacitate: To make unable to function in a normal way
• caretaker: Job of taking care of others or their property
• grandson: Your son or daughter's son
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran