Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• deal with
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• lead to: To result in some action
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• follow suit: To do the same thing that someone else has done
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• look back: To think about past events
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• dropping by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• strike: To hit something
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• couple: To join something to something else
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• point: An item to be discussed
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• area: Amount of measured space
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• jointly: In collaboration or cooperation; together
• desalination: Removal of salt (especially from sea water)
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran