Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• deal with
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• carry out
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• atmosphere: Air around us
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• military: Army or armed forces
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• role: Character played by an actor
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• land: Region or country
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• underway: Happening now
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• northern: In or toward the north
• disarm: To take away the weapons of
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• defuse: To make a bad situation less intense/problematic
• sectarian: Restricted to one particular religious group