Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on shaky ground: In a weak or uncertain position; lacking stability or support.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the know: Having secret or special information about something.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• lays down: To put down flat, as you put a baby in a bed
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• go in for: To enter a competition
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• accusation: When you claim that someone has committed a crime
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• part: Division of a book
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• quagmire: Soft wet area of low-lying land hard to walk on
• baseless: Without any reason or justification
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran