Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at the disposal of: Available for someone to use or control.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• roughly speaking: Used to indicate that what you are saying is not exact but is still generally true.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• such as: For example; like
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• military: Army or armed forces
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• blast: To attack someone with words
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• dawn: First light of day
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• exception: Something different or not included
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• point: An item to be discussed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• great: Very good; better than before
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• sparse: Being few in number and often widely spread
• crow: Large black bird
• close: Almost; near
• goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
• labour: Physical process by which a baby is born
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• talk: Style of speaking
• expedient: Appropriate in a situation that requires action
• hoover: Vacuum cleaner
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target