Vocabulary

• by any measure: According to any standard or criterion; in every way.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• material: Cloth; fabric
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• utterly: Completely
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• defense: Argument in support of something
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• point: An item to be discussed
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• incapable: Not capable or able to do something
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions
• combatant: Person in a fight or war
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran