Vocabulary

• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• mandate: To order that something is done
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• arise: To stand up
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• live: To be alive
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong
• chancellor: High government official
• jumbo: Something that is very large
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• throttle: Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
• antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer