Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• at least: As a minimum
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• consider: To think carefully about something
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• shift: To change in position or direction
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• fellow: Man or a boy
• ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• own: To have something as your property
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• ship: Large boat
• limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• enter: To start a career or an education
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• test: To be given a medical examination