Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• military: Army or armed forces
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• repress: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• price: Person's name
• genie: Magic spirit that can make wishes come true
• mistrust: To feel that you cannot trust someone or something
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• statesman: A respected leader in (international) politics
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy