Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• deal with
• to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• not necessary: Not required; not needed.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the interim: During the intervening period of time.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• conduct: Your behavior
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• leave: To go away from; depart
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• seizure: Act of taking control of something by force
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• amphibious: Operating or living on land and in water
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• cessation: The stopping of an activity