Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• by the day: With each passing day; daily.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• military: Army or armed forces
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• option: A choice
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• business: A company formed for making profit
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• workforce: The total number of working people
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other