Vocabulary

• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consider: To think carefully about something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• role: Character played by an actor
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• entirety: State of being complete
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• bale: Large amount of material wrapped or tied together
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
• oft: Many times; at short intervals
• southwestern: From the south west