Vocabulary

• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• at least: As a minimum
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• leave: To go away from; depart
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• great: Very good; better than before
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• implementation: A practical means for accomplishing something
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement