Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• set on: To attack
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• call the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• buy time: To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• underway: Happening now
• escalation: An increase in severity
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• rationale: Explanation of justification for something
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• ultimatum: Final demand or proposition
• admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
• tempo: Speed or pace of something