Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in places: In some locations but not others
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have to: Must do
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• such as: For example; like
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• pearl: Person's name
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• part: Division of a book
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• economically: In an efficient manner
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• spat: A small fight or disagreement
• southwestern: From the south west