Vocabulary

• in terms of
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• oil up: To apply oil to something for lubrication.
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for instance: As an example.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• military: Army or armed forces
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• trend: Current style or fashion
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• quit: To leave a job
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• happen: To take place or occur
• disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
• clerical: Connected with office work
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• desalination: Removal of salt (especially from sea water)
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions