Vocabulary

• came into effect: To become operative or valid
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• at least: As a minimum
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• passage: Process of moving through time
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• irresponsible: Acting without thinking of the consequences
• escalation: An increase in severity
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• trickle: To flow in a thin slow stream
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• restart: To begin working again after it has stopped