Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• draw up: To create a formal document
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• deal with
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• regardless of
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• going on: To continue doing something
• black and white
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• defense: Argument in support of something
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• detriment: Harm; damage
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• alienate: To make someone feel they are not part of a group
• close: Almost; near
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• economically: In an efficient manner
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• mediator: Person helping others to reach an agreement
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• inbound: Directed or moving inward or toward a center
• readout: Electronic screen of data or information
• unchanged: Not made or become different
• shiite: Member of a branch of Islam