Vocabulary

• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• look back: To think about past events
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• going on: To continue doing something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• well up: (of tears) to rise to the surface and gather in someone's eyes.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• deal with
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• strike: To hit something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• intention: Aim or purpose
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• northern: In or toward the north
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran