Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• in terms of
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• address: Exact street location of a place
• intention: Aim or purpose
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• 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
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• hub: Center of action or interest
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• underway: Happening now
• escalation: An increase in severity
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell