Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• formerly known as: Used to indicate a previous name of a person or place.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• on course: Likely to achieve a desired outcome after a period of difficulty.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• instance: An example of something; case
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• cornerstone: Stone at the outer corner of two joining walls
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• call: A order or request for action
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• quad: Four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• multilateral: Involving more than one group or country