Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• from on high: Coming from an authority or higher power.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• respond: To answer something or someone
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• fix: Answer to a problem
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography